Classifying Shapes
Grade 445 min
aligned to 5.g.b.3 Classify Two-dimensional Figures In A Hierarchy Based On Properties. Understand That Attributes Belonging To A Category Of Two-dimensional Figures Also Belong To All Subcategories Of That Category. For Example, All Rectangles Have Four Right Angles And Squares Are Rectangles, So All Squares Have Four Right Angles.
Learning Objective
I can explain how shapes like squares and rectangles are related because they share properties.
Lesson Flow
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Describing 2D Shapes
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Practice
7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Explain one way a square and a rectangle are alike. Explain one property that all rectangles and all squares have. Explain how knowing that a shape is a rectangle helps you understand what a square is.”
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