Selection of outcomes and content

• manipulating and describing a variety of objects found in the environment
• describing the features of common three-dimensional objects using everyday language eg flat, round, curved
• sorting three-dimensional objects and explaining the attribute used eg colour, size, shape, function
• recognising and using informal names for three-dimensional objects eg box, ball

• recognise and explain how a group of objects has been sorted eg ‘These objects are all pointy.’ (Applying Strategies, Reasoning, Communicating)
• predict the building and stacking capabilities of three-dimensional objects (Applying Strategies)
• use a plank or board to find out which objects roll and which objects slide (Applying Strategies)

SGES1.2 Manipulates, sorts, and describes representations of two-dimensional shapes using everyday language

WMES1.2 Uses objects, actions, imagery, technology and/or trial and error to explore mathematical problems

WMES1.3 Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings

WMES1.4 Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions

• manipulating circles, squares, triangles and rectangles, and describing features using everyday language
• sorting two-dimensional shapes according to features, including size and shape
• identifying, representing and naming circles, squares, triangles and rectangles in different orientations
• identifying circles, squares, triangles and rectangles in pictures and the environment

• ask and respond to questions that help identify a particular shape (Questioning, Communicating)
• recognise and explain how a group of two-dimensional shapes has been sorted (Communicating, Reasoning, Applying Strategies)
• make pictures and designs using a selection of shapes eg a house from a square and a triangle (Applying Strategies)
• turn two-dimensional shapes to fit into or match a given space (Applying Strategies)