Rectangles

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Age

6-9.

Materials

• Reading labels: five "rectangle" and one "rectangle/square"
  

Preparation

Presentation

1. Isolate the first inset.
2. Identify it and give etymology: rectangle: Latin rectus- right, and angulus - an angle; thus having all right angles.
3. Invite the child to identify the other rectangles as they are isolated.
4. Isolate the last inset.
5. This is also a rectangles because it has all right angles, but it is also a square.
6. Do a three period lesson and give the child the reading labels.
   

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