How it works
Turned, big or small, a shape keeps its name. Count its sides.
A triangle has 3 sides, a square has 4 equal sides and a rectangle has 4 sides with two long and two short.
A circle is round.
Worked examples
Count
- A shape has 3 straight sides.
- Touch each side: 1, 2, 3.
- It is a triangle.
Turned
- A square is turned like a diamond.
- It still has 4 equal sides.
- It's still a square.
Stretched
- A square is stretched wider.
- Now two sides are long and two are short.
- It is a rectangle.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Which one is the square?
- Which one is the circle?
- Which one is the triangle?
- Is this shape a triangle?
- Is this shape a square?
Words to know
- rectangle
- A shape with 4 sides and 4 square corners.
- triangle
- A shape with 3 sides.