Learning Map
MathematicsGeometryusually ages 6–7

Sorting 2-D and 3-D shapes

Compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects by their properties

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Can your child sort a collection of shapes into groups — for example, separating all the shapes with curved sides from those with only straight sides?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
2-D shapes (age 6+)ages 6–7Sorting shapes requires knowing their 2-D properties
Edges, vertices, and facesages 6–7Sorting shapes requires knowing their 3-D properties
Sorting 2-D and 3-D shapesthis skill · ages 6–7
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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

AC9MFSP01medium confidenceFoundation · Space

sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons

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”

AC9M1SP01medium 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

MAE-2DS-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1
MAE-2DS-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2SP01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Space strand
VC2MFSP01medium confidenceMathematics · Foundation · Space strand
VC2M1SP01low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Space 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.

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