Hawaiian Shapes
Goal:
Goal:
Let’s watch a video about finding shapes in Hawaii!
Do you like the beach? There are beautiful beaches in Hawaii! Let’s go to the beach to find shapes!
Aloha! Welcome to Hawaii! Here is a lei. A lei is a necklace made of flowers. It is our
way of welcoming you here.
Let’s go to the beach and look for shapes.
The sign for Waikiki beach is a square.
Let’s count how many sides there are. 1…2…3…4…
Now let’s look at the corners. A corner is the place where two sides meet. Let’s count
how many corners there are. 1…2…3…4…
Look out on the water at the sailboat. Let’s go for a boat ride! The sail is in the
shape of a triangle.
Let’s count how many sides there are. 1…2…3…
Let’s count how many corners there are. 1…2…3…
Grab a towel, we’re a little wet from the waves.
Look at our towel- it is in the shape of a rectangle. Let’s count the sides.
1…2…3…4…
Let’s count how many corners there are. 1…2…3…4… Have you noticed that the number of
sides and corners are the same? Let’s look at one more shape and see if that is always
true.
Look at the octagon on the back of my towel. Let’s count the sides.
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8 There are 8 sides on an octagon. So, there should be 8 corners, too.
Let’s count them to see.
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8 It’s true! Shapes have the same number of sides and corners.
This has been a wonderful day at the ocean. Let’s drink some coconut water.
Should we count the number of sides and corners of this coconut? That’s zero, just
enjoy!
Aloha!
Do shapes have the same number of corners as they do sides?
- Yes
- No
Correct!
No
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