Analyzing, Comparing, Creating, and Composing Shapes
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Common Core: Kindergarten Math › Analyzing, Comparing, Creating, and Composing Shapes
What piece is missing to complete this square?




Explanation
To complete the square you need to fill in the right side with a straight line that goes up and down.


What piece is missing to complete this square?




Explanation
To complete the square you need to fill in the right side with a straight line that goes up and down.


What is similar about the two shapes below?

The number of sides.
The names of the shapes.
The size of the shapes.
Explanation

Both of these shapes have four sides.
What is the difference between the two shapes below?

One shape is round and one shape is made up of straight lines.
One shape is two-dimensional and the other shape is three-dimensional.
They are different colors.
Explanation

Both of these shapes are two-dimensional because they are both flat shapes. They are also the same color.
However, the circle is a round shape and the triangle is made up of three, straight lines.
What is similar about the two shapes below?

They are both three-dimensional.
They are both two-dimensional.
They are the same color.
Explanation

Both of these shapes are three-dimensional, or solid, shapes.
What is similar about the two shapes below?

They have the same number of sides.
They are the same color.
They are the same size.
Explanation

Both of these shapes have four sides.
What is the difference between the two shapes below?

They are two different shapes.
They are two different sizes.
They are two different colors.
Explanation

Both of these shapes are the same size and the same color. The difference is the type of shape.
We have a pentagon, a five-sided shape, and a hexagon, a four-sided shape.
What is the difference between the two shapes below?

The number of sides each of the shapes have.
The height of the shapes.
One shape is two-dimensional and the other shape is three-dimensional
Explanation

Both of these shapes are the same height and they are two-dimensional shapes, because they are flat. The difference between them are the number of sides they each have.
The triangle has three sides and the rectangle has four sides.
What is the difference between the two shapes below?

The number of sides each of the shapes have.
The color of the shapes.
One shape is two-dimensional and the other shape is three-dimensional.
Explanation

The difference between these two shapes are the number of side lengths they each have.
The triangle has three sides and the rectangle has four sides. They are both two-dimensional shapes because they are both flat shapes, and they are both red shapes.
What is similar about the two shapes below?

The number of sides.
The names of the shapes.
The size of the shapes.
Explanation

Both of these shapes have four sides.