Grade 1

What is a square?

square

A closed flat shape with four straight sides that are all the same size, and four corners that are all the same, like the corner of a book.

For example

A domino tile is made of two equal squares joined together.

In Grade 1

Children check that all four sides match, by folding or by measuring with a strip of paper, before naming a square.

Watch out for

Children often call any four sided shape a square. All four sides must be the same length, not just the corners square.

Say it at home

Fold a sheet of paper so the sides match and ask your child why it is now a square.

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