Show the three real-object photos as pupils settle. Take three hands-up answers, not open call-outs. Hold out for the word equal — nudge pupils toward comparing the sides, not just counting them.

Point to each shape in its group as the class watches, running a finger along the sides as you go. On the regular hexagon, count the equal sides aloud; on the irregular one, point out the two sides that are clearly a different length, then point to one wide corner and one narrow corner so the class sees the corners are uneven too. The irregular hexagon has the same number of sides as the honeycomb one — it is the side lengths that decide, not the count. Ask what is the same about these two, and what is different? before naming the rule.

Talk this one through together — pupils take turns at the board and the class agrees or corrects out loud.

Send a different pupil up for each shape. Make them run a finger along all the sides before they drop the card. Watch for the trap: a shape can look regular at a glance but have one short side, so hold out for did you check every side, not just two? Revoice a strong answer: so the pentagon has five sides either way — it is whether they all match that makes it regular.

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 rotated-shape round is the one that catches people out — a turned regular pentagon is still regular, so remind the class to count the sides, not judge by the way it is pointing. Give this round a little extra breathing room. The slightly-short-side round is the real stretch: a shape that looks regular is irregular if even one side is off, and its corner beside that short side will look different too. Press Check after each so the class sees the ✓ before moving on.