Rectangle vs. Square: What's the Difference for Grade 2 Students?

📐 What is a Rectangle?

A rectangle is a shape with four sides and four corners. The corners are all right angles (like the corner of a book!). The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal in length.

• 📏 Four Sides: Rectangles have four straight sides.
• 🗜️ Four Corners: Rectangles have four corners, which are all right angles.
• ↔️ Opposite Sides Equal: The sides across from each other are the same length.

🔳 What is a Square?

A square is also a shape with four sides and four corners. Just like a rectangle, all the corners are right angles. But here's the special part: all four sides of a square are exactly the same length!

• 🧱 Four Sides: Squares have four straight sides.
• 🎯 Four Corners: Squares have four corners, which are all right angles.
• 📏 All Sides Equal: All four sides of a square are the same length.

🆚 Rectangle vs. Square: The Difference

Let's compare rectangles and squares side-by-side:

🔑 Key Takeaways

• 💡 All squares are rectangles: Because they have four sides and four right angles.
• 🚫 Not all rectangles are squares: Because rectangles don't have to have all sides equal.
• ✏️ Think of it this way: A square is a super-special rectangle!