TALKING ABOUT SHAPES

 

CONVERSATION

Teacher: Good morning, class! Today, we will learn about shapes.
Students: Good morning, teacher!
Teacher: Can anyone tell me what shape a ball is?
Amina: A ball is a circle!
Teacher: Very good! What about a book?
Ali: A book is a rectangle.
Teacher: Excellent! And what shape is a slice of pizza?
Fatima: It’s a triangle!
Teacher: Wonderful! Now look at the window. What shape is it?
Hassan: It’s a square, teacher.
Teacher: Great job, everyone! You all know your shapes very well.

 

Story: The Shape Friends

One sunny morning, all the shapes in Shape Town woke up early.
Circle rolled around happily, greeting everyone.
Square stood tall and said, “I’m strong and have four equal sides.”
Triangle smiled and said, “I may be small, but I can stand on my three corners.”
Then Rectangle said, “I’m like Square, but longer!”
Finally, Star twinkled in the sky and said, “We are all different, but we make the world beautiful together!”
All the shapes cheered, happy to be friends.

 

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning
Circle	A round shape with no corners
Square	A shape with four equal sides
Rectangle	A shape with two long and two short sides
Triangle	A shape with three sides
Star	A shape with five or more points
Shape	The form of an object
Corner	The point where two sides meet
Side	The line that forms part of a shape

 

Word Families

Root Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb
Shape	Shape	Shaped	Shape
Round	Roundness	Round	Round
Point	Point	Pointed	Point

 

✏️ Exercises

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks

1.     A ball is a __________.

2.     A book is a __________.

3.     A slice of pizza is a __________.

4.     A star has many __________.

5.     A square has four equal __________.

Answer Key:

1.     circle

2.     rectangle

3.     triangle

4.     points

5.     sides

 

Exercise 2: Match the shape to the object

Shape	Object
1. Circle	a. Window
2. Square	b. Pizza slice
3. Rectangle	c. Book
4. Triangle	d. Ball

Answer Key:
1 → d
2 → a
3 → c
4 → b

 

Exercise 3: Circle the correct answer

1.     A window is usually a (circle / square).

2.     A pizza slice is a (triangle / rectangle).

3.     A book is a (rectangle / star).

4.     The sun looks like a (square / circle).

5.     A star has (sides / points).

Answer Key:

1.     square

2.     triangle

3.     rectangle

4.     circle

5.     points

 

Exercise 4: True or False

1.     A circle has corners.

2.     A square has four equal sides.

3.     A triangle has three sides.

4.     A rectangle and a square are the same size.

5.     A star has five or more points.

Answer Key:

1.     False

2.     True

3.     True

4.     False

5.     True