Area and Perimeter: Hands on Activities
The site lists various ways to teach the concepts, introduce, review, and practice with perimeter and area. The site lists a song using the tune of jingle bells to teach the operations used in area and perimeter. Several real world lessons are also presented such as finding the perimeter of game boxes, candy wrappers, designing a dog's fence, and using students as manipulatives to teach the concepts of area and perimeter.
This site can be used for whole group instruction to demonstrate area and perimeter to real world situations. Students in need of differentiated instruction for area and perimeter. The site also uses songs to help review the operations for area and perimeter.
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eduToolbox® is a resource-sharing portal developed by the Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation with collaborative support and funding from the Tennessee Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education's Math & Science Partnership program.
