Word Perimeter

Grade Level(s): 3^rd Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                                       Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.6 Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units)

Targeted Needs of Student:

Working with non-standard units, finding area and perimeter of non-traditional shapes, using vocabulary in different ways

Goal:

Practicing finding perimeter and area

Materials Needed:

1.      Grid paper

2.      Markers

3.      Vocabulary words

Explanation/Summary:

Students will use vocabulary words to practice area and perimeter by writing vocabulary words on grid paper. Then, they will trace the perimeter of the word with marker and count the amount of units that they drew around the word. Then, they will count how many squares the word takes up to determine area.

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