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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