Plane Shapes

A plane shape is a figure made up of straight or curved lines. Two straight lines where they meet is called the corner. The straight lines which form a plane shape are called its sides. Some basic shapes are given below.

$Plane Shapes$

We already know about squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, ovals.

These are called flat shapes or plane shapes. Let us learn more about them.

Square

$Corners and Sides of Square$

A square has 4 sides and 4 corners.

All sides are of equal length.

Rectangle

$Corners and Sides of Rectangle$

A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners.

The opposite sides are of equal length.

Triangle

$Corners and Sides of Triangle$

A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.

The three sides of a triangle can be of same length or of different lengths.

Circle

$No Corner and No Side of Circle$

A circle has 1 curved side 0 corners.

Oval

$Oval$

An circle has 1 curved side 0 corners.

Drawing Shapes:

Plane figures can be drawn on a paper. Take a book, place it on a sheet of paper. Trace around it with a pencil.

$Draw Rectangle$

The shape you get is a rectangle.

Take a dice. Place it on a sheet of paper. Trace around its edges as shown in the picture.

$Draw Square$

The shape you get is a square.

Take a bangle. Place it on a sheet of paper. Trace around its edge as shown in the picture. The shape you get is a circle.

$Draw Circle$

Take a square sheet of paper. Fold it from one corner as shown in the picture. Draw along the sides with a pencil.

$Draw Triangle$

The shape you get is a triangle.

Questions and Answers on Plane Shapes:

1. Identify the following shapes and fill in the blanks.

(i)	$Square$	(ii)	$Circle$
(iii)	$Rectangle$	(iv)	$Triangle$

2. Count and colour the shapes.

$Count and Colour the Shapes$

	Shapes	How many?	Colour it.
(i)	Circles	_____	Yellow
(ii)	Squares	_____	Blue
(iii)	Rectangles	_____	Pink
(iv)	Ovals	_____	Black
(v)	Triangles	_____	Red

3. Identify and tick (✔) the shapes of the following objects.

(i)

$Birthday Cap Cone$

Cube/Sphere/Cone

(ii)

$Book$

Cylinder/Cuboid/Sphere

(iii)

$Ice Cube$

Cuboid/ Cylinder/Cube

(iv)

$Globe$

Sphere/Cube/Cone

(v)

$Ice Cream$

Cones/Sphere/Cuboid

(vi)

$Ball$

Cylinder/Cone/Sphere

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