Drawing Shapes— Let's Practise

Drawing Shapes— Let's Practise exercise

• Name the shapes.

  Hints

  When Razzi drew a circle, it was round.

  When Razzi drew a triangle, he drew three sides.

  When Razzi drew a square, he made sure all four sides were the same length.

  Solution

  The image shows the correct name of each shape that Razzi drew.

  • You can identify a triangle because it has three sides.
  • You can identify a square because it has four equal sides.
  • You can identify a circle because it is curved all the way around.
  • You can identify a rectangle because it has four sides (two shorter sides and two longer sides).

• How do we draw these shapes?

  Hints

  Practise tracing the triangle with your finger. Do any lines lean?

  Practise tracing the square with your finger. Are all of the sides the same length?

  Practise tracing the circle with your finger. Do you move your finger in a straight line or a curved line?

  Practise tracing the rectangle with your finger. Are all of the sides the same length?

  Solution

  Here are the directions for drawing shapes. Get out your pencil and paper. Follow along and practise drawing each shape.

  • A triangle leans on the way down, goes straight across and leans on the way back up.
  • A square goes straight down, straight across, back up and back across. All of the sides are the same length.
  • A circle starts at the top and curves all the way back round.
  • A rectangle goes straight down a little bit, straight across a lot, back up a little, then back across a lot.

• Find shapes in real world objects.

  Hints

  A triangle is a shape with three sides. To draw it, lean on the way down, go straight across and lean on the way back up.

  A circle is a round shape. To draw it, start at the top and curve all the way back round.

  A square is a shape with four equal sides. To draw it, go straight down, straight across, back up and back across. Double check that all of your sides are equal length.

  A rectangle is a shape with four sides. To draw it, go straight down a little bit, straight across a lot, back up a little and then back across a lot.

  Solution

  Grab a pencil and paper. Try to draw your own shape train using only rectangles, squares, triangles and circles.

  What other things can you draw using these shapes? How about a house or a robot?

• How many sides do you need to draw each shape?

  Hints

  Touch the top of the circle. Trace all the way around. Did you make any straight lines?

  A circle does not have any straight sides.

  Solution

  To find the number of sides in a shape, you need to count each straight line.

  • There are 3 sides in a triangle.
  • There are 4 equal sides in a square.
  • There are 4 sides in a rectangle.
  • There are 0 sides in a circle.

• Practise drawing the shapes.

  Hints

  A circle is the only shape made with a curved line.

  For the triangle, you need to highlight three sides.

  A square and a rectangle both have four, straight sides, but all of the sides are the same length on a square.

  Solution

  • To draw the circle, highlight one curved side.
  • To draw the square, highlight four straight sides that are all the same length.
  • To draw the triangle, highlight three straight sides.
  • To draw the rectangle, highlight four straight sides, two shorter and two longer.

• Which shape is being drawn?

  Hints

  Which shape has a side that leans?

  Which shape has four equal sides?

  Have a look at this image to help you.

  Solution

  • I drew one side that leans ones way then another side that leans another way. I am drawing a triangle.
  • I drew one side down and one side across. The sides are the same length. I am drawing a square.