shapes all around us a children’s story about shapes written by delores campbell heyward
TRANSCRIPT
In this storybook you will learn about shapes all around us. You will learn
about two dimensional and three dimensional shapes. You will learn the definition of a polygon and how to tell when shapes are congruent.
Most importantly, you will learn how to identify shapes around you.
Shapes All Around Us
A polygon is a shape that has three or more sides. Here are some examples of two dimensional polygons.
TriangleSquare Rectangle
Pentagon Hexagon Octagon
Do you see any polygons around you?
Can you name the two polygons that were put together to make a new polygon? What is the name of the new polygon?
A triangle and square put
together make a pentagon.
Two pentagons
put together make a
hexagon.
Two triangles
put together make a
rectangle.
Congruent figures are shapes that are the same size and shape. Can you tell what shapes are congruent and what shapes are not congruent? Remember to properly name the shapes.
Rectangular Prism
Cube Cylinder
SpherePyramid
A three dimensional shape is a solid figure. These are examples of some three dimensional shapes. Can you tell the difference between a two
dimensional shape and a three dimensional shape?