- Definition
A circle is a perfectly round shape, like a wheel, where every point on its edge is the same distance from its center.
The shape of a dinner plate is a circle.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A circle is like the shape of a cookie or the top of a cup.
Ask your child: Can you trace a circle in the air with your finger?
Common mix-up: Kids may call any closed, curved shape a circle. A true circle is perfectly round, not stretched out like an oval.
Examples
- A wheel on a toy car.
- A round cookie on a baking sheet.
circle is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 1 The Arts
- Grade 2 The Arts
- Grade 3 The Arts
- Grade 4 The Arts
- Grade 8 The Arts
- Kindergarten Kindergarten
- Grade 7 Mathematics
+5 more mentions across the curriculum
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