Shapes Around Us | Maths Grade 2 CBSE

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Six shapes to spot

Flat shapes on paper and solid shapes you can hold. Tap each one to see a thing at home that has that shape.

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Flat shapes lie flat on paper. We know them by their sides and corners.
Circle — round, no corners. Triangle — 3 sides, 3 corners. Square — 4 equal sides. Rectangle — 4 corners, long sides equal.
A corner is the pointy place where two sides meet.

Let's try. Count the sides and corners of a square.

A square has 4 sides (all the same length) and 4 corners.

Solid shapes take up space — you can pick them up and hold them.
A ball is a sphere, a box is a cube or cuboid, a tin is a cylinder, an ice-cream cone is a cone.
Some solids roll (ball, tin) and some slide or stack (box).

Let's try. Which rolls — a box or a ball?

A ball rolls because it is round all over. A box has flat faces, so it stacks instead of rolling.

Sorting means putting the same kind of shapes together in one group.
We can sort by shape (all circles together) or by corners (shapes with corners and shapes without).
Sorting helps us tidy a toy box or a button jar.

Let's try. Sort: a roti, a window, a coin, a door.

Round (circles): roti, coin. Four corners (rectangles): window, door.

Watch out: a circle is flat, but a ball (sphere) is solid. A square is flat, but a box (cube) is solid.

Where you’ll meet it

A round roti, a square slice of paneer, a tin of biscuits — the kitchen is full of flat and solid shapes.

Boxes stack into towers; balls roll away. Knowing which shapes stack helps you build taller.

Sorting toys by shape makes the shelf neat and helps you find things fast.

Check yourself

Seven friendly questions to check that you can name and sort shapes, not just remember them.

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