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Exploring Quadrilaterals Lesson PlanExploring Quadrilaterals Lesson Plan
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Virginia Department of Education
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6th
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Math
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Exploring Quadrilaterals

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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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Concepts

quadrilaterals, properties of parallelograms, sorting & categorizing, squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombus, trapezoids, polygons

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have individuals create a flowchart on organizing quadrilaterals

Classroom Considerations

  • Activity needs scissors and baggies
  • Prior preparation is necessary

Pros

  • Provides sorting shapes and labels

Cons

  • Alignments are for outdated Virginia standards of learning only

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