Quadrilaterals C: Square & Rectangle

- Lesson Aims
- The pupils will identify the following quadrilaterals: a square,a rectangle and will compare the same and different properties of each quadrilateral.
- The pupils will fold various rectangles and squares comparing lengths of sides.
- Name of Model
A hand-held dog
- The lesson structure
Triangles activity A, Triangles activitY B , Polygon activity A, Polygon activity A, Polygon activities B 1/2 , Polygon activities B 2/2 , Polygon activity C , A measuring tool for comparison of lengths , Quadrilaterals A , Quadrilaterals B: Square & Rectangle – same and different, Quadrilaterals C: Square & Rectangle ,Line of reflective symmetry 1/2, Line of reflective symmetry 2/2, Lines of symmetry in quadrilaterals, Translation of shapes
- Lesson content
In the process of folding the model, the pupils will investigate the properties of the shapes by composition and decomposition.
- Prior knowledge
The concepts: polygons, their sides and vertices.
- Stages in the curriculum
- Materials
Origami paper 15 cm X 15 cm, 2-sheets per pupil