Today, we are going to learn about a special shape called a rectangle. Can you say “rectangle”? Great job!
A rectangle is a shape with four sides. It has two long sides and two short sides. The long sides are the same length, and the short sides are the same length too!
Rectangles are everywhere! Look around your house. Your door might be a rectangle. Your book could be a rectangle too. Even your TV might be a rectangle!
Grab a piece of paper and a crayon. Start by drawing a long line. Now, draw another long line right below it. Connect the ends with two short lines. Yay! You just drew a rectangle!
Let’s play a game! Walk around your room and find as many rectangles as you can. Count them and see how many you find. Rectangles are hiding everywhere!
Let’s sing a rectangle song! “Rectangle, rectangle, four sides in all. Two are short, and two are tall. Rectangle, rectangle, look and see. Rectangles are fun for you and me!”
Keep looking for rectangles wherever you go. They are in books, buildings, and even in your favorite toys. Have fun finding rectangles!
Rectangle Hunt in Nature: Take a walk outside with a grown-up and look for rectangles in nature. Can you find a rectangle in the shape of a leaf, a rock, or a shadow? Draw or take a picture of the rectangles you find and share them with your friends.
Build a Rectangle: Use building blocks, sticks, or straws to create your own rectangles. Try making rectangles of different sizes. How many different rectangles can you build? Talk about what makes each shape a rectangle.
Rectangle Art: Create a piece of art using only rectangles. Cut out rectangles from colored paper and glue them onto a larger sheet to make a picture. What can you create using just rectangles? A house, a robot, or maybe a car?
Here’s a sanitized version of the YouTube transcript:
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