https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7 How do you get your students to remember which is which? Add ideas in whatever form you would like - words, images, video clips en-us 2020-08-11 17:12:47 UTC 2025-03-19 06:46:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 2004861_3 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/677388673 I Always decorate the doorway in my class.   This is an example that I found online.  Very similar, but I add + signs between the perimeter and a x inside the door.   I leave it up for the majority of the year. ]]> 2020-08-12 16:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/677388673 2012364_1 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/679319643 Students usually sit on the carpet in rows and columns when I'm teaching mini lessons, but when we would have "family meetings" I would always ask them to move to the perimeter of the carpet to help them make the associate that the perimeter is the outside of the carpet. ]]> 2020-08-13 18:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/679319643 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/680583209  I have used anchor charts, when we come up to the carpet for morning meeting, read alouds, etc I will ask my students to sit around the perimeter of the carpet or I will assigned select students to fill in the perimeter of the carpet and other students to fill in the area of the carpet, there are some great short video clips on youtube to use to help the kids remember the difference between the two. I have even seen people decorate around their windows or doors to show the difference between the two. I haven't tried that but have always wanted to. I think its a cue idea.


]]> 2020-08-14 16:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/680583209 2001220_8 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/681813317 I have created a visual on the windows in the classroom similar to the photo of the door Candace shared in this padlet - labeling the perimeter and area of the window. To get students engaged, we have also had students use the floor tiles to measure the perimeter and area of the classroom. ]]> 2020-08-16 14:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/681813317 1250591 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/681931504 I often call students to the perimeter of the rug for morning meeting. I also will ask them to spread out throughout the entire area of the rug. We use a math word wall with a word, picture, and description that we refer to frequently.

]]> 2020-08-16 19:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/681931504 2012764 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/682117774 Practice of the skills and constant use of the language.  When kids come to the carpet for morning meeting, we talk about covering all the space of the carpet, or the area.  When we do restorative circles, we sit around the outside of the carpet, or along the perimeter.  Getting kids to use these terms and practice the skills will help them remember. 
Also, I have a silent teacher on the wall, showing a rectangle. The middle of the rectangle is blue, and the word "Area" with the formula is also in blue. The outside of the rectangle is pink, and the word "Perimeter" and the various formulas are also written in pink. We reference this poster frequently in our discussions. ]]> 2020-08-17 01:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/682117774 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683283317 I have always used anchor charts as a starter to reintroducing area and perimter. As a SPED teacher, I find even my older students often need a refresher on the topics. After using anchor charts for our classroom walls, doing sorts about the differences between area and perimeter, and playing songs for my students (that way they get the content in a variet of ways), I like to continue teaching the content in hands on ways. My students have calculated the area and perimeter of our classroom, and for homework attempted to calculate the same in their bedrooms at home. For the older kids, we have allowed them to "design a school" by calculating the area and perimeter of their dream school while they design it. Getting the kids engaged has made the concept stick with them more than just memorizing the formulas. ]]> 2020-08-17 17:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683283317 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683460265 I have used anchor charts and leave them up in the classroom. The other thing, my students have found useful is that I make one of our doors the Perimeter and Area model. I use colored duct tape to outline the door, and write PERIMETER all over the tape. I then use a different colored duct tape and use it to write AREA in the middle space of the door. Songs are also helpful! I will often call students to the, "perimeter of the rug" or the, "area of the rug" when transitioning. I'll use the vocabulary throughout the year, not just when teaching the specific skills. ]]> 2020-08-17 18:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683460265 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683534985 In order to get my students to recall the difference between perimeter and area and idea I have been thinking about is to use alliteration with a craft. So I was going to use Popsicle sticks to make a picture frame to remember perimeter. I have also told my students in the past "area always covers all the space." This past year we also used graph paper to create gingerbread houses that had specifications for area and perimeter for the different squares and rectangles. They got a chance to work a lot with the concepts in a fun way.]]> 2020-08-17 18:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683534985 2002224 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683713948 In order to get my students to recall the difference with perimeter and area, I will show Brainpop and other videos as a minilesson, create anchor charts with the class to hang, act out perimeter and area word problems on the classroom rug, use teacher think alouds to complete perimeter and area word problems, have students complete area and perimeter problems together, and use area and perimeter hands on activities.   Here is an example of an anchor chart that I use when creating them with the class.]]> 2020-08-17 20:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/683713948 2005485 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/685212386 Anchor charts, visuals using classroom objects (desks, doors, floor), physical/kinesthetic activities that illustrate the concepts, word wall, student work displayed, geoboards and math cubes.

]]> 2020-08-18 16:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/685212386 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/685931619 I use a classroom visual on a door or small bulletin board.



]]> 2020-08-18 20:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/685931619 2000951_15 https://padlet.com/dschult2/miwfsleu274ehol7/wish/691247082 To get my students to remember which is which I definitely provide a lot of visuals like the ones shown below.  These visuals outline the specific locations of what area and perimeter measure.  I also remind students that the word perimeter has a "t" in it reminding us to add (because it could look like the plus sign).  I also remind them that perimeter is the longer word and there has more addends in it to put together, unlike area that only has two factors to multiply.  

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