Summary
In “Very Shapely,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about comparing extreme shapes. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Flat (2D) shapes are named by their sides and corners -- a square's four equal sides, a circle's single curved edge.
- Which flat shape was in this episode?
- How many sides and corners does it have?
- What objects in the room are that shape?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: 2D shape, side, corner, circle, square, flat.
Try it: Go on a shape hunt and find three things shaped like the episode's shape.