parallelogram

rectangle

square

rhombus

trapezoid

quadrilateral

Ask:

• Which shapes can you make using four straws that are all the same size?
• Which shapes can you make using two same size small straws and two same size long straws?
• What size of straws do you need to make a trapezoid? How do you arrange the straws to look like the trapezoid in the picture?
• Which shape do you make when your put together four straws that are each a different size?