"V" is for Volume is a hands-on activity that teaches young students how to find volume of solid rectangular prisms. Students will use building blocks (cubes) or connecting cubes to build each shape given on the recording sheet. The higher level students will use multiplication to find the volume and check their answer by actually counting the cubes in the figure they built. Primary students may build the figure, then take it apart in layers as they count the blocks or cubes. Showing children that the rectangular prism is made of layers of blocks will help them visualize the unseen sections of the solid.
The primary version of this activity was created for 2nd grade students. It can be used in 1st or 3rd grade as well, and makes an excellent interactive activity for a small group or learning center. The intermediate version can be used by students who are experienced with basic multiplication facts. It might be used as an introductory lesson or as extra practice.
Created by Terry Palmieri, BZTeacher, this file includes a recording sheet and an easy to follow directions card for both Primary and Intermediate levels.
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volume, cubes, non-standard, Project CHILD, centers, activities; hands-on
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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.
