Explore Lux

2nd grade math · Unit 9: Shapes and perimeter

A square is a rectangle too

What this lesson shows

Fixes a mistake

A square has 4 sides and 4 square corners. It belongs with the rectangles too.

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. A rectangle: 4 sides, 4 square corners
  2. A square has both
  3. A square is a rectangle too

Helping at home

A rectangle needs 4 straight sides and 4 square corners. Check a square: it has both, so it is a rectangle too.

If your kid gets stuck

4 sides and 4 square corners?

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.

See how Lux works

Standards

  • Common Core 2.G.A.1
    Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
Matches standards in 50 statesSee each state's code

More in this unit