Today, we’re going to have fun learning about 2D shapes. Do you know what sides and vertices are? Let’s find out!
Sides are the straight lines that make up a shape. Vertices are the corners where these lines meet. Now, let’s explore some shapes and count their sides and vertices together!
This is a trapezoid. Let’s count its sides:
1, 2, 3, 4. A trapezoid has 4 sides.
Now, let’s count its vertices:
1, 2, 3, 4. A trapezoid has 4 vertices.
This is a pentagon. Let’s count its sides:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. A pentagon has 5 sides.
Now, let’s count its vertices:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. A pentagon has 5 vertices.
This is a hexagon. Let’s count its sides:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. A hexagon has 6 sides.
Now, let’s count its vertices:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. A hexagon has 6 vertices.
This is an octagon. Let’s count its sides:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. An octagon has 8 sides.
Now, let’s count its vertices:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. An octagon has 8 vertices.
This is an oval. Let’s see how many sides it has:
An oval has zero sides but has 1 curved line.
Now, let’s see how many vertices it has:
An oval has zero vertices but has one curved line.
Today, we learned about different 2D shapes and how to count their sides and vertices. Isn’t it fun to explore shapes? Keep practicing, and you’ll become a shape expert in no time!
Shape Hunt: Go on a shape hunt around your home or classroom! Look for objects that match the shapes we learned about: trapezoids, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and ovals. Draw a picture of each object you find and label the shape. Count the sides and vertices of each shape you discover and share your findings with a friend or family member.
Shape Art: Create a piece of art using different 2D shapes. You can use colored paper, scissors, and glue to cut out and arrange shapes like trapezoids, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and ovals. Arrange them to make a picture or pattern. Once you’re done, count the sides and vertices of each shape in your artwork and write them down. Display your art and explain the shapes you used to someone else.
Shape Story: Imagine you are a shape detective! Write a short story about a day in the life of a shape detective who solves mysteries by identifying different 2D shapes. Include at least three different shapes in your story and describe their sides and vertices. Share your story with your classmates or family and see if they can guess the shapes you described.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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**2D Shapes**
Which ones have sides and vertices? Let’s learn today!
Sides are the straight lines that form the shape. Vertices are the corners where the lines meet.
Let’s move and count the sides and vertices of these 2D shapes.
**This is a trapezoid.**
Let’s count the sides of a trapezoid:
1, 2, 3, 4.
A trapezoid has 4 sides.
Now, let’s count the vertices of a trapezoid:
1, 2, 3, 4.
A trapezoid has 4 vertices and 4 sides.
**This is a pentagon.**
Let’s count the sides of a pentagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
A pentagon has 5 sides.
Now, let’s count the vertices of a pentagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
A pentagon has 5 vertices and 5 sides.
**This is a hexagon.**
Let’s count the sides of a hexagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Now, let’s count the vertices of a hexagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
A hexagon has 6 vertices and 6 sides.
**This is an octagon.**
Let’s count the sides of an octagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
An octagon has 8 sides.
Now, let’s count the vertices of an octagon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
An octagon has 8 vertices and 8 sides.
**This is an oval.**
Let’s count the sides of an oval:
An oval has zero sides but has 1 curved line.
Now, let’s count the vertices of an oval:
An oval has zero vertices but has one curved line.
An oval has zero sides and vertices.
**2D Shapes**
Which ones have sides and vertices? We learned today!
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