Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 1: Identify and Sort Shapes
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 1: Identify and Sort Shapes
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
Sort the shapes into categories in a way that makes sense to you. Be prepared to explain how you sorted the shapes.
Gather clues to find out what kind of shapes belong in each of these categories.
triangle
pentagon
hexagon
quadrilateral
Ask the teacher whether a shape card belongs with one of these categories.
Use this question frame:
Is Shape ______ a ______?
Would these shapes belong to any of these categories? Explain.

Pick 1 shape card. Be prepared to name and describe your shape to a partner.
Put an x inside all the pentagons.
Put an o inside all the hexagons.