AREA AND PERIMETER SHELBY COOK TASHA DAVIS

JAMES ROGERS

MATH STRUCTURES II

PROFESSOR WILLIAM HAMMACK

EMPACTS Project, Spring 2016

JOE MATHIAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• On Tuesday, March 15th we visited Mathias Elementary to present our lesson plan to the 4th grade classroom of Mrs. Hart.

AREA AND PERIMETER

Common Core Standard

Grade 4 » Measurement & Data » Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of

measurements. » 3

Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a

rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a

multiplication equation with an unknown factor.

MATERIALS

Lesson

Power Point presentation

Interactive Whiteboard

Activity Packet

Glue Sticks

Construction paper cut into predetermined number of one inch squares

Poster board

Graph paper

Pencil

Scrap paper

The three of us took turns presenting a portion of our lesson plan using the interactive white board. Some of us were far more comfortable than others using it.

After the presenting the lesson, we passed out a packet of materials so the students could design their own robots and calculate the area and perimeter for their designs.

All of the students really seemed to enjoy the assignment and were actively engaged in the construction and calculation of their robots.

What went right:

The kids were activity engaged in the lesson presentation and activity. They were calling out answers and asking questions when needed.

This one falls on both sides of the fence. Our timing overall was almost spot on. A couple of the students did not finish all of their calculations before the work was collected.

The students asked if we would come back and do another lesson for them which felt really good.

What could be worked on:

The robot in our lesson presentation could have been a bit more complex. The students caught on quickly to the methods presented and by the end had very little trouble with what was shown.

Our direction could have been a bit more clear on what the students needed to do when the activity began. After passing out the materials a lot of them had to be visited with directly before they really understood what we were asking them to do. This resulted in some of the groups struggling to finish their robots and calculations.

WHAT WE LEARNED:

• We learned that no matter whether the child likes math or not, they love more tactile learning.

• Even when you group children together that do not want to be, they can look past that to work together on something fun.

• Keep the presentation of the lesson plan smaller so they have more time to practice on their own.

• We learned to just go with the flow and have fun when teaching a class. Nothing is going to go exactly as planned and that is okay. The most important thing is the students are engaged and learning.

IN CONCLUSION

• We had a great time teaching the students at Mathias Elementary. Working with each group individually during the activity was very rewarding. Just making one lesson plan was quite arduous and really put in perspective how much work teachers put in everyday to develop engaging lesson plans for their students.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Mrs. Hart, 4th grade, Mathias Elementary

• Mathias Elementary School, Rogers, AR

SOURCES:

• http://goodmorningmrsrubie.blogspot.com/2012/09/area-robots-classroom-book-freebie.html

• http://www.ashleigh-educationjourney.com/2011/02/perimeter-and-area-robots.html

• http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=3622211477&group=0&frame_type=a&context=&context_ids=&feed_order=&blog=3914681&frame=1&click=0&user=0