This is a great way to way to have students practice reading a ruler. I also like to have students find the perimeter of tangible items in the classroom, such as books and desks. The first person with a perimeter of exactly 24 wins the game. Students take turns rolling the die, and after each new roll, they add the tiles to their current shape and find the new perimeter. Students should arrange the tiles to make a polygon and find the perimeter of the polygon. To play the game, students should roll a die and take that many color tiles. As students play, many develop the understanding that they can add the sides together to find the perimeter of an object. I like to continue teaching the concept of area with a game in my follow-up lesson. Students can then find the perimeter of their design using the side of the square as 1 unit. Students then create designs out of pattern blocks and trace their design on construction paper.
In our first activity, I have students find the perimeter of pattern blocks using the side of the square as 1 unit. Now, I like to use pattern blocks to introduce perimeter. In the past I used geoboards to introduce perimeter, but they always created a little confusion students wanted to count the pegs rather than the sides. I first explain the concept of perimeter and we brainstorm situations when we would need to know the perimeter of something.
Each of these lessons are from my Third Grade Area and Perimeter Unit, but even if you don’t use the unit, you should be able to get some fun ideas! To be honest, I also think they work perfectly with my fourth grade standards!Īs in most math topics, I don’t teach the formula for finding area and perimeter until my students have the opportunity to explore the concept and to construct their own knowledge and understanding. In this post, I’ve shared some of my favorite methods for teaching area and perimeter. There are SO MANY fun things to do with this topic that keep students active, moving, and engaged.
My absolute favorite thing to teach in math is area and perimeter.
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