VC2M2SP01

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Your child is learning to describe shapes by their sides and corners.

Count the sides and corners of a shape
Compare a triangle and a rectangle by number of sides

One skill from the map, ages 5–6 — its page has the rest of the checklist and what comes next. Candidate alignment, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

MathematicsLevel 2Space strand

A Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 content description in Mathematics, Level 2. The description text is © VCAA and not reproduced here — read the official wording at the VCAA site.

Official source: Victorian Curriculum F–10 V2.0 — Mathematics ↗ · content © VCAA (CC-BY-NC) · codes shown as reference labels only

Closest Australian Curriculum v9 codes

The national codes this Victorian code most closely corresponds to — ✓ marks codes where Victoria kept the national numbering; all correspondences are machine-suggested candidates, unreviewed (v0.1).

AC9M2SP01✓ same numberinghigh confidenceMathematics · Year 2 · Space

recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”

AC9M1SP01high confidenceMathematics · Year 1 · Space

make, compare and classify familiar shapes; recognise familiar shapes and objects in the environment, identifying the similarities and differences between them

AC9M2M02medium confidenceMathematics · Year 2 · Measurement

identify common uses and represent halves, quarters and eighths in relation to shapes, objects and events

Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

high confidence3 skills

2-D shapes (age 6+)Geometryages 6–7 3-D shapesGeometryages 4–6 2-D shapesGeometryages 4–6

27 other candidate matches — 14 medium, 13 low

medium confidence

Early Maths VocabularyMathematical Thinkingages 5–6 Sorting 2-D and 3-D shapesGeometryages 6–7 Understanding angles (age 8+)Geometryages 8–9 Edges, vertices, and facesGeometryages 6–7 2-D faces on 3-D shapesGeometryages 6–7 Angles in triangles (age 7+)Geometryages 7–8 Parallel and perpendicular linesGeometryages 7–8 2-D shapes (age 7+)Geometryages 7–8 2-D shapes (age 8+)Geometryages 8–10 Shape patterns (age 7+)Mathematical Thinkingages 7–8 Flat vs Solid ShapesGeometryages 5–6 Angles in triangles (age 6+)Geometryages 6–7 Right Angles & TurnsGeometryages 7–8 Position, direction, and movementGeometryages 6–7

low confidence

Understanding anglesGeometryages 7–8 Nets of 3-D ShapesGeometryages 8–11 Building & Drawing ShapesGeometryages 5–6 Lines of symmetryGeometryages 8–9 What Is a Half?Fractionsages 5–6 Halves & Quarters of ShapesFractionsages 6–7 Building with 3-D ShapesGeometryages 6–7 Describing MovementsGeometryages 8–9 Combining Simple ShapesGeometryages 5–6 Splitting shapes into equal parts (age 7+)Fractionsages 7–8 Measuring PerimetersMeasurementages 7–8 Composing ShapesGeometryages 6–7 Turns & DirectionsGeometryages 5–6

Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.

Nearby in the Space strand (Level 2):
VC2M2SP02

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