Classifying Polygons Identification Activity – High School Geometry Practice

Students name polygons and use color to mark each one as regular or irregular in this classifying polygons coloring activity for middle school and high school. They identify and classify the shapes based on their sides and angles, and finish with a colorful design.

What’s included

• Detailed instructions
• Student worksheet
• Answer key for easy grading

Skills covered

• Naming polygons from triangles to decagons
• Differentiating between regular and irregular shapes

How to use it

The activity takes 10 to 20 minutes. Assign it as classwork, homework or a quick assessment.

Quick facts

• Skill: naming polygons and classifying them as regular or irregular
• Grades: 8–10
• CCSS: 5.G.B.3, 5.G.B.4, HSG-CO.A.1
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

This activity can be found in my Quadrilaterals and Polygons Geometry Curriculum Unit.

Free resources

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