Image source, BBC2D shapes are flat shapes.
You might see them around you.
Can you see a circle or square?
Image source, BBCNARRATOR: Hello! This song is all about different types of flat shapes.
We see an image of a farm, and then shapes appear above it as the narrator mentions them.
NARRATOR: If you look carefully you can see them all around you – squares, rectangles, circles and triangles!
Inside a barn, three people start to sing a song and dance.
ALL:(singing) A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle.
BOY: If you’re looking for a square, you can see them everywhere.
Images of the shapes appear as they are mentioned in the song.
BOY:(singing) (GIRLS repeat in brackets:) A chessboard (a chessboard), a slice of cheese (a slice of cheese) a tissue (bless you!).
ALL:(singing) All these shapes are everywhere! A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle.
GIRL 1: A rectangle is like a square, just a little longer.
Images of the shapes appear as they are mentioned in the song.
GIRL 1:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) A welcome mat (a welcome mat), a picture frame (a picture frame), a homework book (boooo!).
BOY:(singing) (GIRLS repeat in brackets:) Squares! A chessboard (a chessboard), a slice of cheese (a slice of cheese), a tissue (bless you!).
ALL:(singing) All these shapes are everywhere! A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle.
GIRL 2: Triangles are pointy things, they are all around us.
Images of the shapes appear as they are mentioned in the song.
GIRL 2:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) A little flag (a little flag), a traffic sign (a traffic sign), a pizza slice (mmm!).
GIRL 1:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) Rectangles! A welcome mat (a welcome mat), a picture frame (a picture frame), a homework book (boooo!).
BOY:(singing) (GIRLS repeat in brackets:) Squares! A chessboard (a chessboard), a slice of cheese (a slice of cheese), a tissue (bless you!).
ALL:(singing) All these shapes are everywhere! A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle.
Images of the shapes appear as they are mentioned in the song.
GIRL 1:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) Circles are the round ones, they are everywhere we look. A 10p coin (a 10p coin), a dinner plate (a dinner plate), a frisbee (wheeee!).
GIRL 2:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) Triangles! A little flag, (a little flag) a traffic sign, (a traffic sign) a pizza slice (mmm!)
GIRL 1:(singing) (OTHERS repeat in brackets:) Rectangles! A welcome mat (a welcome mat), a picture frame (a picture frame), a homework book (boooo!).
BOY:(singing) (GIRLS repeat in brackets:) Squares! A chessboard (a chessboard), a slice of cheese (a slice of cheese), a tissue (bless you!).
ALL:(singing) All these shapes are everywhere! A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle. A square and a rectangle, a circle and a triangle!
Ends.
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