Non-Verbal ReasoningYears 4–6Spatial Visualisation

Shape overlays and combinations

Determine the result when two or more transparent shapes are overlaid on top of each other

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine stacking two transparent 🎞️ sheets on top of each other. When you put a square on top of a circle, you see a new shape!

  2. 2

    If you put a triangle on top of a square, how many shapes are you combining?

  3. 3

    Look at this square and this circle. When they overlap, the middle part is a new shape called a lens.

  4. 4

    Let's combine a triangle and a rectangle together.

  5. 5

    Drag and overlap these two shapes to make a new one. What do you see?

  6. 6

    When a triangle sits on top of a square, the overlapped part can look like a smaller what?

  7. 7

    What shape do you get when you put a circle on top of a square so they share the same centre?

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