New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Circles: Area of Sectors and Segments
Material to supplement classroom instruction on sectors and segments of circles. Find guidelines on how to find the area of sectors and segments, as well as a multiple-choice quiz, and an activity idea called "Sectors and Pizza."
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Area and Perimeter
Teachers, here are many helpful resources for teaching area and perimeter. Find worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, smartboard presentations, and presentations to aide in the teaching of area and perimeter.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Comparing Regular and Irregular Areas
The CyberSquad proves that the area of Hacker's land is equal to the area of Judge Trudy's land in this video segment from Cyberchase.
Other
Center School District: Everyday Math Resources
Everyday Math Resources for 5th grade is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. Twelve math strands are linked to activities and interactive games that support the learning outcomes. Click on links at the top to access...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Rectangular Area
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad measures Judge Trudy's land claim by using tarps, fence posts and a grid made with rope.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Skate Off: Final Round, Inez vs. Rimm
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad learns what happens to the area of a rectangle when the shape enclosed by the perimeter changes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media
PBS's source for teachers, covering all subject areas. This is a site that has so much wonderful information as well as interactive activities that you are sure to find something that would be useful in your classroom.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer
This applet allows users to study the nature of triangles and their area. It draws random triangles on a Cartesian coordinate system. The user can determine the area of the triangle using his or her preferred method. After the calculated...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Skate Off: Round One
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad learns what happens to the area of a rectangle when the shape enclosed by the perimeter changes.
Math2
Math2
This is a site for students and teachers of all grade levels. If you are looking for math tables, general information about math topics, or you would like to ask a question, this is the site to visit.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching
Finding music to use to teach across the curriculum is no longer a problem once you use this site. Songs are grouped by subject area, and cover classroom management as well as content areas. There even lesson plans and ideas from other...
abcteach
Abcteach: Geometry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource has an assortment of teacher-created geometry activities for elementary and primary learners. Printable two-dimensional shapes, area and perimeter worksheets, board games, rules and...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Celebrate the 100th Day of School
This resource presents many 100th Day activity ideas. They are listed by the following subject areas: language arts, math, social studies, science and even a just for fun section.
Other
Awesome Library
Awesome Library's searchable database is full of resources in all subject areas. It also provides information to parents, students, teachers, principal, family, and community.
Other
Great Schools: Online Guide to K 12 Public Schools
This resource provides access to online profiles of K-12 public schools in all 50 states. Individual school profiles include test scores, facts about student ethnicity and economic level, and parent and student ratings about teacher...