2 Dimensional Shapes

This week we have been working on learning names and attributes of 2 dimensional (flat) shapes. We have built shapes, drawn shapes, and used an iPad app called "Geoboard" to make and label the shapes. We learned that a shape name comes from the number of sides on the shape, not necessarily the way it looks. A pentagon does not always look like a house!  Check out some of our creations using the Geoboard app.

Are you surprised here to find the square labeled as a rectangle?  We learned that a square is a special type of rectangle because it has 2 pairs of equal edges and 4 right angles - just like a rectangle.  However, a rectangle is not a square because all of the rectangle's edges are not equal !