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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Clues

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Fourth and fifth graders work in pairs  explore quadrilaterals. In this problem-solving lesson, learners participate in hands-on activities that require them to identify, describe, compare, and classify quadrilaterals. This is meant to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Varieties of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students classify quadrilaterals, In this quadrilaterals lesson, students watch a video about parallelograms, discuss the different types of quadrilaterals, and complete a worksheet classifying quadrilaterals.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Lines of Symmetry for Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore how lines of symmetry help define different categories of quadrilaterals. Looking at a square, rectangle, trapezoid, and parallelogram, young mathematicians discover that each shape has its own, unique symmetry. Encourage your...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Fourth and fifth graders learn to classify quadrilaterals and use more than one name for each. They follow the directions and classify three quadrilaterals. There are also activities which can be done with a partner.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kuta Software: Infinite Geometry - Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 12th
For this classifying quadrilaterals worksheet, learners classify 18 quadrilaterals in short answer format. Students use quadrilateral properties of classify quadrilaterals given a sketch.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Classify Quadrilaterals

For Students 4th - 6th
Here is a quadrilateral worksheet in which learners choose words that describe shapes, words to complete sentences that describe shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Classify Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Face the vertex of two-dimensional shapes and discover what each figure requires as part of its classification. With one shape per slide, learners see what makes each shape special and compare it to others with similar qualities. 
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Create, Classify, and Sort Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th Standards
Quadrilaterals can be quirky! Fourth graders use geoboards and bands to create four-sided figures. They analyze the attributes such as angle size and presence of parallel sides. As a result they learn to differentiate among rectangles,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How to Classify Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd
In this how to classify quadrilaterals worksheet, 3rd graders choose words to describe 3 quadrilaterals and to complete 3 sentences about the shapes.
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Quadrilateral Quandary

For Teachers 10th
Classify quadrilaterals quickly. After playing a game to identify quadrilaterals, your young scholars should come away with knowledge of the properties of quadrilaterals. They then apply this knowledge to create a decision tree to ease...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Quadrilaterals

For Students 5th - 6th
In this solving quadrilateral word problems worksheet, students draw figures to identify quadrilaterals, use angles to find the ones missing, and explain classification. Students solve six problems.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Exploring Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 6th
Sort this resource into the Use pile. Scholars investigate attributes of quadrilaterals and then use the results to sort and classify the shapes labeling each figure with their properties to justify the classifications.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Quadrilateral Sort

For Teachers 7th
If only you had a Sorting Hat to sort out quadrilaterals. Learners sort cutouts of quadrilaterals based on their properties and attributes. A flowchart helps them organize the results of the activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Attributes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students classify quadrilaterals. In this quadrilateral lesson plan, students identify the characteristics of quadrilaterals. They write their findings in a journal. Students use geoboards to create quadrilaterals from given descriptions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Explorations-Grade Nine

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate quadrilaterals.  In this geometry lesson, 9th graders examine and classify quadrilaterals using the slope, midpoint and distance formulas.  Additionally, students create various quadrilaterals given three point...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Classify Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing geometric shapes learning exercise, students identify quadrilaterals and their terms. Students solve 13 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students cut out three different shapes and put them in the correct categories of parallelograms, trapezoids, and trapeziums. In this parallelogram lesson plan, students explain the sums of the angles of a triangle and a quadrilateral.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders select the Quadrilateral Quest game, they find all quadrilaterals with the given properties. They are told that the word congruent in this game means equal. Students are given two to four properties of quadrilaterals. ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilaterals: Four-sided Figures

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a variety of hands-on and technology-rich activities involving the classification of quadrilaterals. They utilize protractors and rulers to investigate the characteristics of various types of quadrilaterals. They...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Explorations

For Students 9th
In this geometry worksheet, 9th graders classify quadrilaterals by using coordinate geometry and the properties of various quadrilaterals. The seven page worksheet contains eleven questions. Answers are not included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles and Related

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify angles. In this angles lesson, students explore the characteristics of angles, triangles, quadrilaterals and circles. They identify polygons and sing a classifying angles song. Students participate in a manipulative...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Quirky Quadrilateral

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and classify different triangles and quadrilaterals. Then they demonstrate an understanding of plane and solid geometric objects and use this knowledge to show relationships and solve specific problems. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Introduction to Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of quadrilaterals. In this quadrilateral lesson, students play with a floor tile applet to see that there are many types and characteristics of quadrilaterals including parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create, classify and sort quadrilaterals. They create several four-sided polygons, then choose their most unique quadrilateral to share with their group.