Summary
Get your polygons into shape! Learn to classify polygons according to their properties, like how many sides they have. Group triangles by their angles, and quadrilaterals by whether or not they have parallel sides or right angles. Learn about how to identify congruent sides, angles, and shapes, and how to find lines of symmetry. Press "play" to get your shapes all squared away!
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Classifying Polygons:
- What is one new thing you learned about classifying polygons?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining classifying polygons.
- Draw or give one example of your own.