Worked example · Mathematics and Numeracy · Year 2

Planning a shape page for a class e-book

DCF: Producing → Creating digital content

What this is

A finished Year 2 activity page from a pupil working securely, with notes on what to look for. It is also the answer key for Tasks 1 to 3: triangle 3, 3; square 4, 4; rectangle 4, 4; circle 0, 0; screen B; bigger title A+, bold B, colour paint bucket, add a picture picture button. Pupil answers are shown in blue.

What to look for

My shape page

Name: Date:

1Count the sides and corners. Trace the shape words.

Four shapes: triangle, square, rectangle and circle, with boxes for the number of straight sides and corners sidescornerstriangle33square44rectangle44circle00

2Which page is easier to read? Tick it.

Two pretend tablet screens for the same e-book page. Screen A has tiny pale words and a tiny pale picture. Screen B has a big title, a big picture and clear words. triangleA triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.TrianglesA triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.AB

3Which button does each job? Draw a line.

Four jobs on the left and four toolbar buttons on the right: B, a picture icon, A plus, and a paint bucket make the title biggermake words boldcolour the shapeadd a pictureBA+

4Plan your page. Write a big title. Draw your shape. Finish the sentence. Write one more sentence.

A blank tablet screen to plan an e-book page, with a space for the title, a space for the picture and lines for the caption titlepictureAhassides andcorners.Page byTrianglestriangle33It has 3 straight sides. It has no curves.Cai

Word bank: triangle   square   rectangle   circle   sides   corners   straight   curved

5Check your page. Tick each box.

A checklist with four tick boxes My title is big.My picture is big.I spelled my shape word right.My sentence ends with a full stop.

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