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1st grade math · Unit 8: Shapes, halves, and fourths

Four sides fits two shapes

What this lesson shows

Fixes a mistake

“Four sides and four vertices” fits a square and a rectangle. Both are right.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: square (question 1). Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Check every clue
  2. More than one can fit
  3. Each fit is right

Helping at home

Check each drawing against every clue. If it fits them all, it is right, even when it is a different shape from yours.

If your kid gets stuck

Does it fit every clue?

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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Standards

  • Common Core 1.G.A.1
    Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
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