perimeter Archives - The Teacher Studio

So it’s time to be teaching area and perimeter, and even though it SEEMS like such a simple concept, students

Research shows that students learn best when they are collaborating and talking about math. My 25+ years in the classroom

Some of my favorite math units/topics are those where I feel I have a handle on how to really get

One of my favorite “mini units” to teach is area and perimeter…I just love how well it ties to everything

One thing I know for sure is that students often need to see/”do” math in ways that aren’t presented in

Today I wanted to see how well my students were internalizing our perimeter and area explorations, so I gave them

So to kick off our investigations surrounding perimeter and area, we had a great discussion on how to measure “shapes”.

Isn’t it one of the worst feelings to give a summative assessment that you feel CONFIDENT that your students are

As we wrapped up our studies of area and perimeter, I decided to throw in some problem solving to see

We are continuing our quest to really “get” perimeter and area and today we did another investigation to try to