Grade
PK

Guess My Rule: Flying Shapes

A large red circle has 1 red square, 1 red rectangle, and one red circle. A blue circle has 1 yellow triangle, 1 purple triangle and 2 green triangles. Both circles have 3 red triangles. Shapes not in either circle: purple rectangle, green square, green rectangle, yellow circle.
  1. Some shapes  belong in the red circle. Some shapes belong in the blue circle. Some shapes belong in both!
    • What is the same about all the shapes in the red circle? What is the rule to be in the red circle?
    • What is the same about all the shapes in the blue circle? What is the rule to be in the blue circle?
    • What is the same about all the shapes in the middle? What is the rule to be in both circles?

2. Which shape would go inside both circles? How do you know?

Purple rectangle. Orange triangle. Red triangle. Red circle.

3. Draw a shape that belongs in only the red circle.

4. Draw another shape that belongs in only the blue circle

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