Grade 1

What is a side?

side

One of the straight parts that make the outside of a flat shape.

For example

A place mat has four sides, two long and two short.

In Grade 1

Children run a finger along each side of a real shape and count aloud as they go.

Watch out for

Children often lose count of sides by starting again in the same place. Mark the first side before you begin.

Say it at home

Pick any flat object and count its sides together, marking the starting side with a thumb.

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