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3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C

3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C

Rated 4.75 out of 5, based on 8 reviews
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3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C
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"My students completed this sort as part of their independent practice. It required careful thinking."
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Melissa B.

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Use these real-life word problem TASK CARDS to help your students differentiate between area and perimeter. Each Task Card will ask your students to determine if area or perimeter is required to solve. Students can SORT the task cards to differentiate. This is a great activity for a math center, math workstation, or independent practice. Through these real-life WORD PROBLEMS, your students will be encourage to understand the concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition which is a MAJOR cluster in 3rd Grade.

Included in this Resource:

16 Real-Life Word Problems TASK CARDS

Perimeter and Area Mats

Student Recording Sheet

Answer Key

Directions to the Teacher: Print and cut out task cards for students. You may choose to laminate for future use. Make copies of the Recording Sheet for students.

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3rd Grade Perimeter or Area Word Problems | Card Sort | 3.MD.C

Rated 4.75 out of 5, based on 8 reviews
4.8 (8 ratings)
Math MindEd Teaching
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$3.50

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Grades
3rd - 4th
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Subjects
Math, Measurement, Other (Math)
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Standards
CCSS3.MD.C.5
CCSS3.MD.C.5a
CCSS3.MD.C.5b
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Centers, Task Cards
Pages
12
Answer Key
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What others say

"My students completed this sort as part of their independent practice. It required careful thinking."
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Melissa B.

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3rd Grade Area and Perimeter | BUNDLE | 3.MD.C
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Description

Use these real-life word problem TASK CARDS to help your students differentiate between area and perimeter. Each Task Card will ask your students to determine if area or perimeter is required to solve. Students can SORT the task cards to differentiate. This is a great activity for a math center, math workstation, or independent practice. Through these real-life WORD PROBLEMS, your students will be encourage to understand the concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition which is a MAJOR cluster in 3rd Grade.

Included in this Resource:

16 Real-Life Word Problems TASK CARDS

Perimeter and Area Mats

Student Recording Sheet

Answer Key

Directions to the Teacher: Print and cut out task cards for students. You may choose to laminate for future use. Make copies of the Recording Sheet for students.

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Great Hands on Activity
Rated 5 out of 5
May 15, 2026
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My students completed this sort as part of their independent practice. It required careful thinking.
Melissa B.
1,026 reviews • North Carolina
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 4 out of 5
June 11, 2023
Fun activity for students to review are and perimeter and choose which operations to use. I like that they got to cut and paste:)
Dawn C.
382 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 4 out of 5
February 14, 2022
Great resource
sarah B.
376 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Math MindEd Teaching
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Jul 20, 2022
Thank you Sarah! The more practice with perimeter and area the better!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 6, 2019
Great product very helpful!
KVC Creations
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Math MindEd Teaching
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Jan 7, 2019
I'm glad you liked it. I hope it was helpful to your students as well.
Rated 5 out of 5
August 24, 2018
Great resource. Thank you
LaTisha S.
112 reviews
Rated 4.75 out of 5
May 3, 2018
Great!
Ashley D.
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Rated 5 out of 5
February 8, 2018
Thank you for sharing this great resource!
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Math MindEd Teaching
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Feb 9, 2018
Thank you! I am glad you liked it.
Rated 5 out of 5
February 7, 2018
Great way to help the students review area vs. perimeter! Love it as a center activity or as a test review!
Christine M.
20 reviews
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Feb 9, 2018
Thank you for downloading my resource.

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CCSS3.MD.C.5
Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
CCSS3.MD.C.5a
A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of area, and can be used to measure area.
CCSS3.MD.C.5b
A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by 𝘯 unit squares is said to have an area of 𝘯 square units.
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