Quadrilaterals Chart
A quadrilateral is any closed shape with 4 straight sides and 4 corners.
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How to do it
- Look at each shape and its clues.
- Notice the tick marks for equal sides.
- Notice the small squares for square corners.
Teaching tip
Tick marks show sides that are the same length. Two tick marks match two tick marks. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.G.A.1.
About this chart
Squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids and other quadrilaterals, with side and corner clues.
What kids practice
A quadrilateral is any closed shape with 4 straight sides and 4 corners. Third graders learn the special kinds: squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms and trapezoids. They also learn that one shape can have more than one name. A square is also a rectangle, a rhombus and a parallelogram.
Watch for
- Thinking a tilted square is a diamond and not a square.
- Thinking a square cannot also be a rectangle.
- Counting a shape with a curved side or a gap as a quadrilateral.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full quadrilaterals guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
2. Is It a Quadrilateral?A mix of shapes. Circle every one with 4 straight sides and 4 corners that is closed all the way around.
3. Name the QuadrilateralSquares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms and trapezoids, some tilted, to name.
4. Sort the ShapesCheck every name that fits each shape. A square gets five checks!
5. Draw on Dot PaperDraw a quadrilateral that fits each clue, like "a rhombus that is not a square."
6. Shape RiddlesRiddles about sides and corners, like "I have 4 equal sides but no square corners."