Year 6 · Mathematics · Lesson 16
form
Shapes — Name plane figures and their parts.
Grammar point
Geometric terms are transparent compounds: fjor-hyrn = four-corner.
Vocabulary
hyrn
/hyrn/
corner, angle
lin
/liːn/
line
ring
/riŋ/
circle
þrihyrn
/ˈθriːhyrn/
triangle
fjorhyrn
/ˈfjorhyrn/
quadrilateral
flat
/flat/
surface, area
Examples
þrihyrn þri hyrn hald-a þar.
A triangle has three corners.
ring-et ein lin hain-a þar.
The circle is a single line.
Drills
- Draw and name eight figures.
- Count the corners of each aloud.