The document provides guidance on classifying different types of polygons by describing their attributes, including the number of sides, presence of right angles, regularity, lines of symmetry, and overall shape name. Examples discussed include regular and irregular pentagons, hexagons, and an unknown shape to be identified.

1. Classifying Polygons
Objective; I can describe a
polygon

2. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• What would you call this shape?

3. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• This is a regular pentagon.
• Can you draw an irregular pentagon?

4. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• This is an irregular hexagon because….
• Can you draw a different hexagon?

5. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• Why is this shape a hexagon?
• Can you draw a hexagon with right
angles?

6. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• What would you call this shape?

7. How can we describe this shape?
• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• What would you call this shape?