Give five seconds of quiet think-time before any hands go up, then take two or three answers for each picture. Do not confirm the counts yet — that is the work of the next step. Just let the class notice that many-sided shapes turn up in real life.

Reveal the sides one shape at a time. Before you tap the last shape's sides, ask the class to predict the count from the name.

• Hexagon — six sides; the honeycomb shape from the hook.
• Pentagon — five sides; fewer than the hexagon.
• Octagon — eight sides; the stop-sign shape, the most sides of the three.

Say each name slowly and let the class hear the ending.

This is a teacher-led display step on the board — one pupil taps the sides while the whole class counts aloud, then everyone names the shape.

• Send a different pupil up for each of the four panels so four pupils get a turn.
• Between turns keep the watching class with you: ask a quick question (who can tell me one more side than a pentagon?) or turn-and-name (everyone, what do we call a six-sided shape?). This keeps every pupil active between board turns.

Save the turned hexagon for last: it sits a different way from the first one, but counting proves it is still a hexagon. Hold out for the count before anyone names it. Revoice a good contribution: so it does not matter which way it is turned — six sides means hexagon.

This is the practice round — pupils take turns at the board, check each answer, and the class confirms before moving on. Keep the board work brisk rather than over-explaining.

The turned hexagon is the one that catches people out — a pupil may think the count changed because the shape is facing a different way. Head that off: the number of sides never changes just because a shape is turned. Use the Check button as part of the narration — yes, six sides, that is it.