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AC9M2SP01

recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Space in Year 2.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M2SP01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 2.

  1. Year 1AC9M1SP01make, compare and classify familiar shapes; recognise familiar shapes and objects in the environment, identifying the similarities and differences between them
  2. Year 1AC9M1SP02give and follow directions to move people and objects to different locations within a space
  3. Year 3AC9M3SP01make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses
  4. Year 3AC9M3SP02interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other

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