Focused Learning

Organiser: Shape, position and movement – properties of 2D shape and 3D objects

Learning outcome: I enjoy investigating objects and shapes and can sort, describe and be creative with them. (MTH 0-16a)

Numeracy and mathematics Sand Water area

 Interactive display with real 2d  Use different shaped  Use different shaped containers shapes and 2d objects, ie cereal containers/tools, add shaped moulds  Put different 2D and 3D objects into boxes, oranges, Pringles tube, paper  Add a stick and ask children to draw the water and ask children to match and ask children to match and sort shapes in the sand and sort. and to bring in shaped objects from  Put in different 2D and 3D objects in home. the sand for a matching/sorting activity Construction area Technology Craft area

 Have a variation of different sized  Software content – shape  Junk modelling – offering a variety of and shaped building blocks different shapes  Set up resources which roll, stack  Add Shape information book and ask children to sort building  Paper cut into different shapes blocks into categories  Materials available in different shapes  Printing patterns  Shape collage Book corner Music Malleable materials table

 Shape books  Shape of instruments  Different shaped cutters  Provide children with the  Put out shape books opportunity to make their own  Ask the children to make different shape books shapes  Writing/drawing table House Corner Role play area

 Different shaped paper  3d objects ie tins, cereal boxes,  Feely bags with shapes inside boxes, tubes, kitchen roll, oranges,  Have a food selling shop with 3D ice cream cones objects, eg tins, fruit, boxes 

Snack/Baking area Outside/Gym Table top games

 Cut up toast into different shapes  Go on a walk shape hunting walk  Plastic mosaic shapes  Use a ‘lazy susan’ and put different outside. Children to take photos of  Sorting and matching shape shaped food into each compartment. shapes to add to their shape book. activities  Invite children to prepare snack and Make shapes with natural materials  . sort the food.  Children to roll on mats   Do baking using different shaped  cutters Small group work

 Talk about the different shapes and their features, whether they have sides, corners, talk about curved, long and short sides. Put shapes in a feely bag and ask children to describe the properties of their shape. Use appropriate vocabulary  Sorting activity of 3d objects and 2d shapes by sight / touch  Sorting activity with properties of 3D objects; those which roll, stack etc  Set up activity where children can begin to name and identify a variety of 2D shapes and 3D objects

Key Vocabulary:

Match, sort, roll, stack, straight, curved, side, corner, the same, 2D faces, 3D ojects

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