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Lesson 2 - Describing Congruent Shapes

 

To encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about Describing Congruent Shapes, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

 

Goal

Match and describe congruent shapes.

 

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 176-177

 

 

Instructions for Use

Congruent Shapes helps your child identify and match congruent shapes.

To use Congruent Shapes, input all the letters of the triangles and congruent shapes in the text fields provided. Click the 'Check Answer' button for your results. Be sure to type the letters in ascending order.

Virtual Tangram prompts your child to match and describe congruent shapes.

To use Virtual Tangram, drag the shapes with the mouse. Click on a colour to spin a shape. Click 'flip' to flip the quadrilateral. Have your child name all the shapes. See how many triangles your child can make. Have your child describe the congruent shapes and match them.