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How do you spell rectangle?
rectangle
R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E
In your language
Русский
прямоугольник
Español
rectángulo
العربية
مستطيل
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This is a rectangle.
I can draw a rectangle.
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- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with R!” The first child to point at the rectangle card and name it spies next.
- Shape huntDraw a rectangle in the air together, then hunt for one in the room. Whoever finds one first says “I found a rectangle!”
- Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the rectangle card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “rectangle!”
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell rectangle?
- R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E. Rectangle has 9 letters and starts with R.
- What is rectangle in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: прямоугольник. In Spanish: rectángulo. In Arabic: مستطيل.
- What is the plural of rectangle?
- Rectangles: one rectangle, two rectangles.
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Presentation
Shapes Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free shapes vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 14 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.
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