Get third graders excited to work find area and perimeter of unit squares, rectangles, and irregular shapes. A 36-page packet comes with task cards, graphic organizers, practice worksheets, printables with squares, exit tickets, and word problems that focus on area and perimeter. It comes with everything you need to teach in an area and perimeter unit.

Concepts

area, area formulas, perimeter, area of squares, area of rectangles, perimeter of rectangles, distributive property

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in small learning groups
• Give an exit ticket after each day's lesson on area and perimeter to monitor progress
• Laminate the task cards for continued use

Classroom Considerations

• Intended for mathematicians beginning to learn area and perimeter
• Best printed in color
• Offers several opportunities toward teaching and practicing the concepts

Pros

• Resource aligns to each area and perimeter standard in third grade Common Core math standards
• Comes with I can... statements to hang in the classroom before teaching concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

3.MD.C.5.a 3.MD.C.5.b 3.MD.C.6 3.MD.C.7.a 3.MD.C.7.b 3.MD.C.7.c 3.MD.C.7.d 3.MD.D.8