Identifying Shapes Mastery
An interactive lesson on screen. Your child works through worked examples, practises on their own, then tests themselves with questions that get harder as they go.
About this lesson
By the end of this lesson your child can name any 2D or 3D shape on sight, sort triangles and quadrilaterals by their sides and angles, and tell a prism from a non-prism without hesitating.
Topics covered:
- 2D shapes and polygons, naming shapes from a triangle up to a decagon
- Triangles, classifying equilateral, isosceles and scalene by their sides and angles
- Parallel lines, spotting which lines point the same way and never meet
- Quadrilaterals, telling squares, rectangles, rhombuses, kites and trapeziums apart by their properties
- Prisms, recognising a prism against a pyramid, cone, cylinder or sphere
- 3D shapes, faces, edges and vertices, counting and naming the properties of solids
Your child works through this lesson on any screen. They explore each shape for themselves, try the practice questions on paper, then click to check their own answer.
How it's structured:
- Each unit opens with an interactive Explore tool, pick a shape and watch its sides, angles or properties update live, then 8 practice questions colour-coded easy, medium and hard
- 56 questions in total, each with a click-to-reveal answer and a reveal-all option
- Real diagrams throughout, click any shape to zoom in for a closer look at the angles and side lengths
The trap this lesson trains your child out of. A cube and a cuboid both have 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices, so counting alone can't tell them apart. Most worksheets stop at the counting. This lesson teaches your child to look at the shape itself, not just the numbers.
Use this if:
- Your child is in Year 4 to Year 11 and needs to build shape and geometry confidence
- You're preparing for the 11+, where shape identification questions come up regularly
- Your child is doing GCSE Foundation and loses marks naming or classifying shapes
- You want a resource your child can check their own work with, not one more thing on your to-do list
Built by an experienced maths teacher with over 3,000 hours of one-to-one tutoring experience and a Master's in Education.
Format: Interactive digital lesson, link sent by email straight after purchase.
Suitable for: Year 4 to Year 11, 11+, KS2, KS3, KS4, GCSE Foundation.
Who this is for
Built for students who want to practise independently, at their own pace, with clear examples and instant feedback rather than a static worksheet.
What's included
Worked examples
See the method explained step by step before trying it yourself.
Guided practice
Work through questions with answers hidden until you're ready to check.
Exam-style questions
Split easy to hard, so your child is always working at the right level.
How it works
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Work through it on screen
Open the link on any device and start straight away.
FAQs
How do I access the lesson?
You'll get an email with your lesson link as soon as payment goes through. Click it to open the lesson in any browser, no login and no app to install.
How does the marking work?
There's no typing answers into a box. Your child works it out on paper, then clicks to reveal the correct answer and checks their own work. Full working is shown too, not just the final answer, so mistakes are easy to spot.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
It works best on a tablet or laptop, where there's more room to read the examples and questions. It'll open on a phone too, but the text and diagrams can feel quite small on a smaller screen.
Can I use the lesson more than once?
Yes. There's no limit on how many times you open the link, so it's there for revision right up to the exam.
What if I lose the link or don't get the email?
Email info@shlc-tutor.co.uk and we'll resend it straight away.
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