This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to give fourth graders an overview of composite figures composed of squares and rectangles.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to give fourth graders an overview of area and perimeter of rectangle.

This lesson is for Grades 4-5 math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.  

This lesson is for Grades 4-5 math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.  

This lesson is for Grades 4-5 math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.  

Students will use the design process to create a new pair of shoes.  Students will use multiplication to find the area and/or perimeter of their design.

Students design and build a model city powered by the sun! They learn about the benefits of solar power, and how architectural and building engineers integrate photovoltaic panels into the design of buildings.

Students design two possible enclosures for a zoo animal with an area of 40 square meters and tell which enclosure they think would be most suitable for the zoo animal students chose.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about using real maps (english lengths and distances).

CK-12's Elementary Math Grade 3 is a series of videos and interactive videos designed to teach basic math concepts to 3rd graders. Concepts covered include Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Place Value, Decimals, Time, Factors and Multiples, Money, Measurement, and Geometry.

In this activity students practice measuring techniques by measuring different objects and distances around the classroom. They practice using different scales of measurement in metric units and estimation.

In “Backyard Makeover”, students will take the role of a backyard designer. They will learn how to use area and perimeter to design a new backyard. Students will decide on what items to include in their design. Students will submit a design for their “Backyard Makeover.”

In this lesson, students will investigate and use the formulas for area and perimeter of rectangles.

In this lesson, students learn to solve multiplicative comparison word problems by applying the area and perimeter formulas.

In this lesson, students demonstrate understanding of area and perimeter formulas by solving multi-step real world problems.

In this lesson, students will create and determine the area of composite figures.

In this lesson, students will create and determine the area of composite figures.

Students develop an understanding of air pressure by using candy or cookie wafers to model how it changes with altitude, by comparing its magnitude to gravitational force per unit area, and by observing its magnitude with an aluminum can crushing experiment.

A fun and interactive game for students to practice their perimeter skills. This includes a game to play and task card to extend learning.

This 4 unit of measurement lessons explores area and perimeter through 4 hands-on activities and 2 worksheets.

In this lesson students calculate the areas of polygonal figures. They use hash marks to create square units and to count the units, including half-units.

Students apply historical information to math problems to gain an understanding of the flag's size. This activity is included in the online exhibition entitled The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem.

This 4 unit of number and operations lessons explores multi-digit multiplication through 14 hands-on activities and 9 worksheets.

In this activity, students will build on their understanding of finding areas of rectilinear figures in a real world context.  This activity is appropriate for students who demonstrate a mastery of determining the area of rectangular figures as well as relating area to the operations of multiplication and division.  The students will solve a problem involving unknown side lengths in a rectilinear figure. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy. 

In this lesson, students identify the attributes of quadrilaterals, measure perimeter and area, and use formulas to calculate the area of quadrilaterals.

This online interactive allows students to demonstrate their abiltiy to calculate area and perimeter of a given figure. The interactive informs students if their answers are correct or not, as well as provides scores.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders an overview of area and perimeter.

Students analyze and begin to design a pyramid. Working in engineering teams, they perform calculations to determine the area of the pyramid base, stone block volumes, and the number of blocks required for their pyramid base. They make a scaled drawing of the pyramid using graph paper.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students consider the relationship between area and perimeter by trying to decide whether a shape can have a perimeter and area that are numerically the same.

This is Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of perimeter by solving and discussing perimeter problems involving rectangles with missing sides.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of perimeter by solving and discussing perimeter problems involving rectangles with missing sides. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students explore the dimensions of a carpet that is needed to cover a floor. This is remixable.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students will design a dog pen using grid paper and square tiles to develop concepts about fixed perimeter and varying areas. This is remixable.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students complete a series of activities related to area and perimeter. It can be used at the start of Clusters 2 or 4. This is remixable.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students design four flower beds and explore various strategies for finding the areas and perimeters of rectilinear figures. This is remixable.

This lesson is from Tools for NC Teachers. In this lesson, students explore the possible dimensions and areas of rectangles given a fixed perimeter. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students explore the area and perimeter of rectangles using grid (graph) paper. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students consider all of the possible ways to arrange chairs into equal groups. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students explore and solve word problems related to area and perimeter. This is remixable.