How it works
Put shapes together to make a new shape.
Two triangles can make a square. Triangles and a square can make a house.
Turn the shapes until they fit.
Worked examples
Two triangles
- Put two triangles side by side along their long edge.
- They can make a square.
- A new shape!
A house
- Put a triangle on top of a square.
- It looks like a house.
- Shapes make pictures too.
Turn it
- A piece doesn't fit.
- Turn it around.
- Try again until it fits.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Two squares slide together. Which shape do they make?
- Do two circles make a square?
- Do 3 squares in a row make a rectangle?
- The circle is cut on the dashed line. There are ___ pieces.
- The square is cut on the dashed line. What are the two pieces?
Words to know
- join
- To put together.
- shape
- The look of an outline.