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MAE-2DS-01, Sort and make flat shapes

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) · Mathematics · Two-dimensional spatial structure

Sorts, names, describes and makes two-dimensional shapes such as triangles, circles, squares and rectangles.

MAE-2DS-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Early Stage 1 is the Kindergarten year, the worksheets below come from Foundation. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Sorts, names, describes and makes two-dimensional shapes such as triangles, circles, squares and rectangles.

How to teach it

Name 2D shapes by counting sides and corners, and find them in real objects. Compare and sort by one property at a time.

Worked example
1.
Answer: circle

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Recognising only 'typical' shapes (an equilateral triangle) and not tilted or unusual ones.

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More Early Stage 1 Mathematics outcomes: MAE-RWN-01 · MAE-RWN-02 · MAE-CSQ-01 · MAE-CSQ-02 · MAE-FG-01 · MAE-FG-02 · MAE-GM-01 · MAE-GM-02
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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.