Area and Perimeter: Area and Perimeter relationships math unit

These Common Core Area and Perimeter lessons are also available in one big set. Click here for the Area and Perimeter Unit Bundle (standards 3.MD.5-8).

This is a mini-unit for teaching Common Core area and perimeter relationships. It covers the following concepts:

-how to make rectangles with the same area and different perimeters

-how to make rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas

-hands- on practice for both types of problems

-real world problems to solve for both types of problems

Every lesson is differentiated with support and challenge ideas. You'll also find lots of higher order thinking questions to help students truly understand the concepts.

You'll get:

-detailed lesson plans

-a checklist of materials and prep for every lesson

-differentiation support and challenge ideas for every lesson

-colorful, engaging, and CLEAR slides to help students see the concepts

-engaging, hands-on activities to get kids interacting with the concepts

-an assessment checklist to help you track data

-vocabulary cards

-end of the unit assessment and answer key

-all the answers are included- either in the lesson plans or on a key

-printable student pages to keep kids engaged during the lesson and working on the material as they go

-printable color tile manipulatives

-printable graph paper in 3 grid sizes

-Common Core standards

-math connections to help sprial your instruction

-engaging, higher order thinking questions in every lesson

This mini-unit addresses the second half of Common Core math standard 3.MD.8

The page number includes a thank you page, cover, and graphics credit page.

Click here to purchase this product as part of a third grade math mega bundle.

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