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AC9MFSP01

sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Space in Foundation Year.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9MFSP01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Foundation Year.

  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

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