Worked Example 1
Name the Shape
A closed shape has 6 straight sides and 6 vertices. What is it?
- 1Count the sides: 6.
- 2A shape with 6 straight sides is a hexagon.
Answer: A hexagon
Florida Grade 2 Math · Geometric Reasoning
MA.2.GR.1.1: Identifying and Drawing Shapes
What this Grade 2 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.
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What Is Benchmark MA.2.GR.1.1?
Students identify and draw triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons based on their defining attributes, such as the number of sides and vertices (corners). They use rulers and straight edges to draw.
Defining attributes are what make a shape that shape. Color, size, and which way the shape is turned do not matter.
Official benchmarkIdentify and draw two-dimensional figures based on their defining attributes. Figures are limited to triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
How it is tested: Grade 2 students take FAST Star Math, Florida's math test for Kindergarten through Grade 2.
Worked Examples
Worked Example 2
Is a Square a Rectangle?
Is a square also a rectangle?
- 1A rectangle has 4 straight sides and 4 square corners.
- 2A square has 4 straight sides and 4 square corners, and all its sides are the same length.
- 3So a square has everything a rectangle needs.
Answer: Yes, a square is a special rectangle.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
Naming shapes by how they are turned
Wrong:A triangle that is upside down is not a triangle.
Any closed shape with 3 straight sides is a triangle, no matter how it is turned.
Thinking all hexagons look the same
Wrong:A 6-sided shape with sides of different lengths is not a hexagon.
A hexagon is any closed shape with 6 straight sides. The sides do not need to be the same length.
Helpful Math Tip
Go on a shape hunt: stop signs (octagons), honeycombs (hexagons), doors (rectangles). Ask your child how they know, by counting sides and corners.
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