What is parallel?
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What is parallel?
Parallel lines are straight lines that always stay the same distance from each other and never meet:
When do children learn about parallel lines?
Children learn the names of shapes in Key Stage 1. They will be asked to describe and sort shapes.
In Year 3 they need to identify parallel and perpendicular lines..
Children need to continue to consolidate their knowledge of parallel lines in Years 4 and 5 with questions such as these:
Which of the following shapes has two sets of parallel lines?
(The answer is the second shape.)
In Year 6 they will be asked to draw 2D shapes to given dimensions, which will include parallel lines.
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