Applicable Curriculum: KS2 Geometry – properties of shapes
Statutory requirements
Pupils should be taught to:
- recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including:
• 2-D shapes [for example, rectangles (including squares), circles and triangles]
• 3-D shapes [for example, cuboids (including cubes), pyramids and spheres].
Notes and guidance (non-statutory)
Pupils handle common 2-D and 3-D shapes, naming these and related everyday objects
fluently. They recognise these shapes in different orientations and sizes, and know that
rectangles, triangles, cuboids and pyramids are not always similar to each other.
