Turn a shape around and it is still the same shape. Look at the sides and corners, not how it is sitting.
Worked example
What shape is this?
Answer:triangle
It is a triangle: it has 3 sides and 3 corners. A shape keeps its name when it is big or small, or turned around.
For grown-ups: Name 2-D and 3-D shapes regardless of size or orientation. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.
CCSS K.G.A.2–3
What this practises, for teachers
Practices name 2-D and 3-D shapes regardless of size or orientation (K.G.A.2–3). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.
It is a circle: it is round, with no corners and no straight sides. A shape keeps its name when it is big or small, or turned around.
Look at the shape on top. Which picture below shows the same kind of shape, even though it may be turned or a different size?
Show the answer and how
Answer:Picture B
The shape on top is a triangle: it has 3 sides and 3 corners. Turning it or changing its size does not change what it is.
Look at the shape on top. Which picture below shows the same kind of shape, even though it may be turned or a different size?
Show the answer and how
Answer:Picture A
The shape on top is a square: it has 4 sides that are all the same length, and 4 square corners. Turning it or changing its size does not change what it is.