teachingintheemiddle

This activity is an awesome way to teach area and perimeter to you students! Plus, they get a quick snack after they finish-that always makes for a good lesson that they will remember! 1. Each student gets 20 Cheez-Its (check for allergies and use other square shaped snacks if needed!) 2. Students will be creating different design shapes with all 20 Cheez-Its. 3. They will notice that the perimeter changes, but the area will always be 20! 4. After they physically create the shapes with the sna

This activity allows students to be creative and to design a house using graph paper. I have attached some larger graph printable paper, but you can use any size depending on the instructional level! Students will create a roof, door, house, and windows. They will cut out the shapes from the design on the graph paper. Then, they cut and paste on a larger sheet of paper. They find the area and perimeter of their house. You can also use this to find the area of the "whole neighborhood" (aka of ALL