Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.md Finding the Area of Polygons
The purpose of this instructional task is for students to find the area of figures that can be decomposed and then recomposed into rectangles. Aligns with 3.MD.C.6. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.d Recognize area as additive.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.md, 3.g, 3.nf Halves, Thirds, and Sixths
The purpose of this task is for students to use their understanding of area as the number of square units that covers a region, to recognize different ways of representing fractions with area, and to understand why fractions are...
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Better Lesson: Area as an Architect (Stations Day 4 & Discussion)
Third graders use their understanding of area to have a meaningful debate about a building plan.
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Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter in Real Life Day 1
Third graders need time to connect area and perimeter. This two day exploration sets the stage for our short unit.
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Better Lesson: Designing a Restaurant
Understanding area and perimeter can help children work on solutions to very important, real world problems.
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Better Lesson: Using Area as an Architect (Stations Day 1)
In this multi-day activity, 3rd graders make 3 different models of an orphanage floor plan using Google Drawing, Virtual Graph paper, and a construction of rectilinear shapes, to calculate the area of each room using units square.
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Better Lesson: How Much Paint Do We Need?
This lesson is a real world task that combines many skills the students have learned throughout the school year.
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Better Lesson: Area With Halves
Fractions can be used to understand halves of a unit square.
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Better Lesson: What Is Area?
Area is the concept of covering a region with "unit squares".
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Better Lesson: Building a Dog Kennel Day 3
Third graders will be able to use strategies to solve real-world problems involving area and perimeter.
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Better Lesson: Building a Dog Kennel Day 1
Third graders will be able to use strategies to solve real-world problems involving area and perimeter.
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Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter in Real Life, Day 2
Third graders build models wherein the area remains the same, while changing perimeters.