Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 2

Lesson Video

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Performance objectives

• Identify and name 2-D shapes and 3-D objects.
• Describe and compare shapes by their features.
• Tell the difference between objects that roll and slide.
• Find these shapes in the world around you.

Lesson summary

This lesson introduces Grade 2 learners to the wonderful world of 2-D shapes and 3-D objects. In South Africa, our learners' lives are filled with diverse shapes and structures that make this topic highly relevant and tangible. From the circular shape of a R5 coin and the wheels of a minibus taxi, to the rectangular form of the national flag or a box of Ouma rusks, shapes are a fundamental part of our daily experience. We see triangles in the patterns of Ndebele art and the structure of a samosa, and spheres in the soccer balls kicked around in every neighbourhood.

Lesson notes

What are Shapes and Objects? Everything we see in the world has a shape. Some shapes are flat, and we call them 2-D shapes. You can draw them on a piece of paper. Other things are 'fat' and take up space. You can hold them in your hand. We call these 3-D objects. Exploring 2-D Shapes (Flat Shapes) 2-D means '2-dimensional'. Think of them as drawings.

Circle What it looks like: A circle is perfectly round. It has one curved side and zero corners.

How to remember: Think of a circle going round and round and round, with no place to stop!

Examples in South Africa: A R5 coin, the wheel of a bicycle or taxi, a traffic circle, the sun in a drawing.