How Many Sides?
Naming shapes is memory. Counting their sides is geometry, and it is the version that lasts — a child who counts five sides will never mix a pentagon up with a hexagon again.
Before you print: Print one per child. Trace each shape in the air with a finger while counting.
How Many Sides?
Count the sides. Do not just remember the name.
Name
- Triangle
- Square
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Octagon
- Circle
- 5 sides
- 0 sides
- 3 sides
- 8 sides
- 4 sides
- 6 sides
Draw a line from each dot on the left to its pair on the right.
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