Take a Walk on the Wild Side! is a great way to introduce or practice finding perimeter for young children. This hands-on activity provides opportunities for students to find perimeter of familiar objects in the classroom or at home. The easy-to-follow directions card instructs the children to place 'footprints' (small cards with pictures of sneakers) around the outside edges of objects and count them or add the sides together to find the perimeter. Simply copy the sneakers onto heavy paper, laminate if desired, and cut apart. Reproduce the recording sheet or program the blank one provided with your choice of objects to measure.
This activity, created by Terry Palmieri, BZTeacher, is suitable for independent practice or for use in a math center.
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Terry Palmieri specializes in the development and implementation of standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. During her 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher for students in the first three grade levels, she gravitated toward the use and development of interactive center activities to maximize learning. Positive feedback from colleagues who participated in her local and statewide workshops prompted Terry to share this experience-based expertise with other educators through her teacher-friendly math activity resources. Terry served as the Math Specialist in a Primary Project Child classroom with the Palm Beach County School Board for 5 years. She continues to develop standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. Her students' success with innovative interactive center activities and their enthusiasm for learning ignites her passion for continuous improvement.
