Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10

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Identifying Shapes - Progression Points

Dimension

Level

Progression Point

Space

1.0 Standard

... They identify basic two-dimensional shapes such as triangles, circles and squares and three-dimensional solids and objects such as boxes and balls.

They recognise the interior and exterior of shapes and objects.

They sort geometric objects according to simple descriptions.

1.25
  • Students classify familiar two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes according to properties such as the number of sides and the number of faces.
  • They draw with some accuracy two-dimensional shapes.

1.5
  • Students use common terms to describe the properties of familiar two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.

1.75
  • Students identify similarities and differences of familiar two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes and compare these to new shapes such as rhombuses and pyramids.

2.0 Standard

... Students recognise lines, surfaces and planes, corners and boundaries; familiar two-dimensional shapes including rectangles, rhombuses and hexagons, and three-dimensional shapes and objects including pyramids, cones, and cylinders.

They arrange a collection of geometric shapes, such as a set of attribute blocks, into subsets according to simple criteria, and recognise when one set of shapes is a subset of another set of shapes.