Ready to move on from the concrete representation of shapes? The EaRL 2D Shapes Mat from Hope Education (76.5 x 76.5cm) is the perfect introduction to the pictorial representation of shapes. Using EaRL Coding Robot as a guide for pupils, teach and assess your KS1 class to recognise and name 2D shapes, whilst nurturing programming skills.

•Build on concrete representations of shapes by coding EaRL to land on a shape on the mat and get children to name the shape and find an everyday object in the classroom that is the same shape.

•Prepare your pupils early for the digital future by incorporating programming into your geometry lessons using this cross-curricular coding resource.