This video is a lesson on how to draw shapes with a specific number of sides. The narrator explains what a polygon is and how attributes play a role in constructing different shapes. The viewers are shown examples of different shapes and how to count the number of sides to make them. The lesson goes on to demonstrate how to construct five-sided and three-sided shapes with different line segments. Finally, the viewers are challenged to use six pieces of wood to construct a polygon with the correct number of sides.