Shapes that have straight sides only are called polygons.

  • Shapes with three sides are called triangles.
  • Shapes with four sides are called quadrilaterals.
  • Shapes with five sides are called pentagons.
  • Shapes with six sides are called hexagons.

Have your child use straws to make some of these shapes.

pentagon 2 • pentágono 2

pentagon

rhombus • rombo

quadrilateral

triangle 2 • triángulo 2

triangle

pentagon 1 • pentágono 1

pentagon

hexagon 1 • hexágono 1

hexagon

hexagon 2 • hexágono 2

hexagon

triangle 1 • triángulo 1

triangle

parallelogram • paralelogramo

quadrilateral