Sharpen your pencil and grab a ruler, it's time to draw some quadrilaterals! Given the definition of a parallelogram, rectangle, and rhombus, learners draw examples and nonexamples of each figure. The three definitions are then used to draw and identify a fourth mystery shape. A great supplement to your introductory lesson on quadrilaterals.

Concepts

shapes

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Additional Tags

properties of a square, classifying quadrilaterals, classifying shapes, definitions of quadrilaterals, properties of quadrilaterals, math

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Pros

• Drawing the shapes helps reinforce the written definitions
• Identifying the unknown shape requires critical thinking skills
• Includes ideas for differentiating the activity to support all learners

Cons

• Requires prior experience drawing parallel lines and right angles

Common Core

4.G.A.2 MP6 MP7