Shapes Around Us
Class 2 · Mathematics
4 ideas in Class 2 Mathematics, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Shapes Like Instruments
Part of: Solid shapes
Drums and tablas are beaten; guitars and sitars sing through strings; shehnais and flutes blow air. Round matkas copy balls; pointed shehnais copy cones.
Why it matters. Shape plus sound sense sharpens observation.
Try it in two minutes
- Beat, strum and blow actions.
- Match three home objects.
- Sort round and pointed.
Try at home. Sort kitchen shapes.
Faces, Edges, Corners
Part of: Solid shapes
A gift box wears 6 faces for 6 stars, 12 edges for 12 ribbons and 8 corners for 8 pompoms. Count each part before decorating.
Why it matters. Parts counting builds solid-shape sense.
Try it in two minutes
- Touch 6 faces.
- Trace 12 edges.
- Pinch 8 corners.
Try at home. Decorate a chalk box.
No Corners, One Corner
Part of: Solid shapes
Balls carry zero corners; cones carry one. Clay and dough can shape things with none, one or many corners.
Why it matters. Corner sorting sharpens shape sense.
Try it in two minutes
- Feel a ball's smoothness.
- Pinch a cone's tip.
- Sort home objects.
Try at home. Mould cone and ball in clay.
Counting Practice
Part of: Solid shapes
Two boxes need double stars, ribbons and pompoms: 12, 24 and 16. All 26 decorations on one box add faces, edges and corners.
Why it matters. Doubling and totalling speed up counting.
Try it in two minutes
- Double 6, 12 and 8.
- Total one box load.
- Take away leftovers.
Try at home. Double a recipe count.
What your child will practise
- Counting Practice: Candy Quest (Flip and Match)
- Counting Practice: Space Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Faces, Edges, Corners: Treasure Quest (Collect the Answer)
- No Corners, One Corner: Space Sort (Sort It Out)
- Shapes Like Instruments: Candy Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Quiz: Counting Practice (8 questions)
- Quiz: Faces, Edges, Corners (8 questions)
- Quiz: No Corners, One Corner (8 questions)
- Quiz: Shapes Like Instruments (8 questions)