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2D shapes and properties.
Draw and name 2D shapes in your environment!
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2D shapes and properties.
Drawing shapes from scratch requires students to hold the defining properties of a shape in working memory — which is more cognitively demanding than recognising a pre-drawn shape. This distinction is critical: recognition does not equal understanding.
1. Draw circle. 2. Draw square. 3. Draw triangle. 4. Label sides. 5. Color each.