How Shapes Are Alike
Aligned to K.G.B.4 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
What this lesson teaches
We can look at two shapes and tell how they are the same and how they are different.
Worked example
A square and a triangle both have straight sides. But a square has 4 sides and a triangle has only 3.
Practice questions
- How many sides does a triangle have?
- Tell one way a circle and a ball are the same.
- Which shape has more corners: a square or a triangle?
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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En que se parecen las figuras
Podemos mirar dos figuras y decir en que se parecen y en que son diferentes.
Ejemplo: Un cuadrado y un triangulo tienen lados rectos. Pero el cuadrado tiene 4 lados y el triangulo solo 3.
More Geometry lessons
Naming ShapesK.G.A.2Shapes All Around UsK.G.A.1Flat or Solid?K.G.A.3Building and Drawing ShapesK.G.B.5Making Bigger ShapesK.G.B.6
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