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Lesson 2: Describing shapes

Using language detective skills to identify shape nouns and exploring placement of adjectives.
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Two children playing with colourful tangram puzzle pieces on the floor.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Gimme five!

Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and challenge the class to look closely and name all the colours they can see.

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In this unit

Assessment – Spanish Y3: Shapes and coloursLesson 1: Colours
Lesson 2: Describing shapes
Lesson 3: Gaudí mosaicsLesson 4: Tile huntLesson 5: Tiles of the AlhambraLesson 6: Tile designs
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 1 July 2026

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