➕ 2nd Grade Math · Unit 9

Shapes and Fractions

9 short narrated lessons in 2 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 2.G.A.1 2.G.A.2 2.G.A.3

Picture from the lesson “Triangles and Quadrilaterals”
Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Picture from the lesson “Pentagons and Hexagons”
Pentagons and Hexagons
Picture from the lesson “Drawing Shapes”
Drawing Shapes

What your child will learn

Shapes and their parts

  1. Triangles and QuadrilateralsName triangles and quadrilaterals by counting their sides and angles.
  2. Pentagons and HexagonsName pentagons and hexagons by counting their sides and angles.
  3. Drawing ShapesDraw shapes with a given number of sides or angles.
  4. Cubes and FacesName a cube and count its faces.
  5. Shapes and Their Parts Review ReviewReview naming and drawing shapes by their sides, angles and faces.

Equal parts

  1. Rows and Columns of SquaresSplit a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count them.
  2. Halves, Thirds and FourthsSplit circles and rectangles into two, three or four equal shares and name them.
  3. Equal Shares Can Look DifferentShow that equal shares of the same whole can have different shapes.
  4. Equal Parts Review ReviewReview splitting shapes into equal parts and naming the shares.

Try a question from this unit

From the lesson “Triangles and Quadrilaterals”

The word triangle above a question mark in a green circle.

Which shape is a triangle?

  • [object Object]
  • [object Object]
  • [object Object]
Show the answer

[object Object]. The green shape has 3 sides and 3 angles, so it is a triangle.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Count the sides. Look for 3.”

Key words

  • quadrilateral
  • angle
  • pentagon
  • hexagon
  • draw
  • cube
  • face
  • rows
  • columns
  • half
  • third
  • fourth
  • equal shares
  • whole

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