Summary
In “Flatland,” the Numberblocks explore flat shapes and the sides and corners that make them. A full episode (4:35) from the BAFTA-winning maths series — quick to drop into a maths warm-up or centre.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
“Flatland” helps children explore flat shapes and the sides and corners that make them.
- What flat shapes showed up in this episode?
- How can you tell shapes apart by their sides and corners?
- Can you find one of these shapes in the room?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: shape, side, corner, square, rectangle, triangle.
Try it: Draw a square, a triangle, and a rectangle, and label the sides and corners.