Classifying Shapes

Classifying Shapes

Grade 4 · Math · 45 min· 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.

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Learning Objective

I can explain how shapes like squares and rectangles are related because they share properties.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

Describing 2D Shapes

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

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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