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Primary School Maths - Math Shapes A5 size cards.     Printable A5 size shapes cards available with membership... - each card has a pictures plus a description of ......... 6 basic 2d geometric shapes triangle, square, hexagon, pentagon, circle, rectangle and 7 basic 3d geometric shapes cylinder, cube, sphere, cuboid, triangular prism, cone, pyramid   *Member suggested resource*      Subscribe for Full Access Shapes Cards Once subscribed - download your resources from these following links.. QLD Beginners Font PDF Victorian Regular Font PDF NSW Foundation Font PDF SA Beginners Font PDF TAS Font PDF Sassoon Font PDF  Comic Sans Font PDF US D'Nealian Font PDF US Zaner-Bloser Font PDF         Math Shapes Cards Ideas for Use....   Print, cut and paste onto bright coloured backing card with border.  Laminate and use for general classroom display and reference.   open up boxes such as toothpaste boxes to demonstrate the 3d geometric shapes net structure.   make models of the shapes using toothpicks and plasticine, straws, pipe cleaners, play dough, geo boards, grid paper.   Start a collection of objects in these shapes.  Use the math shapes cards on the display table as signs.   Classify shapes into corners / no corners, number of edges, solid / flat, 3d geometric shapes / 2d shapes, number of faces.   You can make these math shapes smaller size by using the reduction settings on your printer and just printing off black and white copies. Children can use these copies to ..... glue into their maths books, or a class big maths book - then go on a shape walk - draw pictures around the shape sheet. glue into their maths books, or a class big maths book -  then cut out pictures from magazines which represent that shape - glue the pictures around the shape sheet.   Use with the 'Shapes' Concept Book.    Use the descriptions of each shape as reference for an 'Interesting Facts about .....2d Shapes' Concept Book.  For example, each page has a different shape - Interesting Facts about circles....A circle is round.   Interesting Facts about squares.... A square has 4 equal sides. etc.   Stimulate discussion of shapes characteristics using words such as, corners, faces, edges, curved, straight, flat, inside, outside, wider, longer, solid, surface, area, fill, equal, etc.   More Math Shapes Ideas? - Please share at our Math Lesson Plans and Ideas Page .........          More Primary School Maths / Site Index / Teacher Resources Search   /   Home Page  /  Join us at the Teachers Zone           Online Education Program Directory