The Shape Shop Game – Properties of 2D shapes

Bring your class to The Shape Shop to reinforce their understanding of the properties of 2D shapes. The colourful pictures and simple animations in this PowerPoint will support the children’s developing knowledge.

This PowerPoint will be a great introduction to a practical activity. Large, uncluttered pictures and repetitive language will enable your children to strengthen their concept of shape using the correct vocabulary.

When I play this game in class, particularly if I have a role-play shop front, children enjoy playing the game afterwards as part of their self-chosen activities.

• Slide 1: Colourful introductory slide with all shapes to discuss if you wish
• Slide 2: Welcome to the shop with instructions for teacher to read
• Slide 3: Child in picture describes their shape ‘Please can I have a shape with 3 straight sides and 3 corners’. Your class then tries to guess the shape. Click to reveal.
• Slide 4: Child in picture describes another shape
• Slide 5: Child in picture describes another shape
• Slide 6: Shopkeeper invites your children to describe a shape, and everyone needs to work out which shape it is.

Fully editable so you can include more or fewer shapes to support or extend children’s understanding as required. (Remember to save a master copy first).