Learning Map
MathematicsGeometryusually ages 6–7

2-D shapes (age 6+)

Identify and describe properties of 2-D shapes including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line

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Can your child count the sides of a shape and say whether it has a line of symmetry — for example, knowing that a rectangle is symmetrical but a scalene triangle is not?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
2-D shapesages 4–6Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
3-D shapes (age 5+)ages 5–6Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
Angles in triangles (age 6+)ages 6–7Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
2-D shapes (age 6+)this skill · ages 6–7
Unlocks
Sorting 2-D and 3-D shapesages 6–7Sorting shapes requires knowing their 2-D properties
2-D shapes (age 7+)ages 7–8Drawing 2-D shapes requires knowing their properties
Angles in triangles (age 7+)ages 7–8Identifying pentagons, hexagons, quadrilaterals extends knowing 2-D shape properties
2-D shapes (age 8+)ages 8–10Vertical line symmetry in Y2 is prerequisite to finding symmetry lines in multiple orientations
Understanding angles (age 8+)ages 8–9Identifying 2D shape properties is prerequisite to classifying by shared attributes
Measuring Perimetersages 7–8Perimeter of 2-D shapes requires knowing shape properties (number of sides)

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solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M2SP01medium confidenceYear 2 · Space

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

AC9M2M02low confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

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

AC9M1SP01low confidenceYear 1 · Space

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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-2DS-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1
MA2-2DS-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2SP01high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Space strand
VC2M2M02low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand
VC2M1M02low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Measurement strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

2-D faces on 3-D shapesages 6–7 Angles in triangles (age 6+)ages 6–7 Building with 3-D Shapesages 6–7 Composing Shapesages 6–7

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