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3rd Grade Common Core Math Activities to Teach and Learn Area

10 Hands-On Strategies for Teaching Area and Perimeter

Area Builder 1.1.20

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Appropriate and inappropriate applications of Student Evaluation for Learning Gains:

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Appropriate and inappropriate applications of Student Evaluation for Learning Gains:

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Appropriate use:

End of a unit

After multiple different activities on a topic were completed

On an important unit

After different teaching methodologies were used

Allow teachers the opportunity to observe which teaching methodology works best for each student

Self-evaluation for students about which method of learning is most useful to them

Inappropriate use:

After only teaching something one way

In the beginning or middle of a unit

Don't use after every lesson

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This assessment takes place at the end of a unit of instruction to help determine how well certain activities, different teaching methodology, homework, lectures, group work, etc. helped the student learn the material. At the end of the unit, students will self assess through filling out a pre-made checklist sharing what activities were helpful for them and how helpful each activity was by marking each bullet as being not helpful at all, a little helpful, fairly useful, or very helpful.This assessment will help the teacher determine what activities and learning styles work best for their students and can allow the teachers to think about how they can incorporate those strategies in the future to improve student learning. This assessment also allows students to self-reflect on how they learn content best.

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After learning the methods of finding area, through multiplication and addition. We will use the site area builder game as a class to practice finding area of different size rectangles. Afterwards, a worksheet will be passed out for independent practice of finding area or rectangles.

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There are many ways to find the area of a rectangle. The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is A=b*h. Rectangles areas are commonly found by multiplying the base and the height (otherwise known as the length and the width) together. Using manipulatives like counting blocks we can measure how many units fit in a rectangle. To find the area of a rectangle using addition, the number of units making up the base of the rectangle will be repeatedly added up to the number of units making up the height of the rectangle. Area is written in terms of unit squared.

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After completing a unit on area and an area activity, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between addition and multiplication, when finding the area of a rectangle by using manipulatives and by completing a self reflection through the student evaluation of learning gains assessment.

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Julia Postilli, Amanda Mele, Alexandra Welker, Madison Jasinski