2nd Grade - Rectangles

Next week, our second graders will continue exploring rectangles. Students will build rectangles with tiles and write descriptions of what they build so that other students can build the same shape. Students should realize that it is important to include the number of tiles that are in each row and the number of rows. Students should also understand that a rectangle has 4 sides and 4 right angles.

After studying rectangles, we will move our study into rectangular prisms. Students will build boxes in the shape of a rectangular prism and discover that all the faces are rectangles and that opposite sides are congruent (equal).