Cat's Sides and Corners – 2D Shapes Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Count the sides and corners of shapes, and learn which shapes are the same. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with 2d shapes, with a friendly cat to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 20 marks in total:

• Activity A: Counting sides and corners.
• Activity B: Recalling sides and corners of shapes.
• Activity C: Choosing the shape from its properties.
• Activity D: Naming pentagons, hexagons, ovals and diamonds.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Finding shapes in a picture
• Linking everyday objects to shapes
• Colouring shapes by name
• Naming circles, squares, triangles and rectangles

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the cat when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Shape and Space strand, where learners name, count sides and corners of and find circles, squares, triangles, rectangles and more. Answer key included.