Isosceles Triangle
Fold top left
corner until top
edge line up
along long edge
Step 1
Isosceles Triangle
Fold left
edge of
rectangle to
fit along the
sloping edge.
Step 2
Equilateral Triangle Step 1
Fold in half
lengthways
and then
open out
again
Equilateral Triangle Step 2
Hold bottom
right corner;
Fold bottom
left corner
to centre
crease
Equilateral Triangle Step 3
Fold the upper
part so that
the left edge
lies along the
sloping edge
Equilateral Triangle Step 4
Fold small
triangle
over to
line up
with edge
Kite Step 1
fold top left
corner until
‘top’ edge
lines up along
right hand
‘long’ edge
Kite Step 2
fold bottom left
corner onto the
bottom of the
triangle on the
right edge
Kite Step 3
(edges should
line up)
fold lower right
corner to the
point shown
Kite Step 4
flip over
and turn
round
Rhombus
Step 1
fold in
half, then
in half
again, and
unfold
Rhombus
hold middle
right-hand point
and fold the
bottom righthand corner to
the quarter line
(stretching to
middle right-hand
point)
Step 2
repeat
for the
top
righthand
corner
Rhombus
Step 3
fold over
‘edge-to-edge’
(top first;
then bottom)
Rhombus
flip
over
and
turn
round
Step 4
Quadrilateral Poster
Square
Kite
Rectangle
Rhombus
Parallelogram
Trapezium
Rectangle
Square
Trapezium
Kite
Parallelogram
Rhombus
4 equal sides
4 right angles
4 right angles
diagonals bisect each
diagonals bisect each
other at right angles
other at right angles
diagonals are equal
diagonals are equal
4 lines of symmetry
opposite sides are parallel
opposite sides are parallel
opposite sides are parallel
rotational symmetry order 4
angles add up to 3600
rotational symmetry order 2
angles add up to 3600
angles add up to 3600
angles add up to 3600
angles add up to 3600
opposite sides are parallel
2 pairs of equal sides
opposite sides are equal
2 pairs of equal sides
opposite sides are equal and parallel
2 pairs of equal sides