Combining Simple Shapes
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes (e.g. two triangles make a rectangle)
What a learner can do afterwards
- Join two triangles to make a rectangle or larger triangle
- Use pattern blocks to fill a hexagon outline
- Create a picture or design by combining basic shapes
The lesson
You know shapes like triangles and squares. Put two shapes side by side. They can make one whole new shape.
Try it together
Ben places six triangle blocks together. They fit with no gaps and make a hexagon.
Good to know
Try turning a shape around. Sometimes a turned shape fits together better.
Small shapes can join together to make bigger, new shapes.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.