3rd+Grade+Topcats

Standards: M3M4: Students will udnerstand and measure the area of simple geometric figures (squares and rectangles). Acquisition Lesson Plan Name: Measurement B Plan for the Concept, Topic, or Skill—Not for the Day Topic:


 * A. Essential Question ** : How do I find the area of a rectangle or square?

What do students need to learn to be able to answer the Essential Question?

Assessment Prompt #1: Students will define and give examples of area. Assessment Prompt #2: Students will use the formula for area to find the area of a rectangle or square.


 * B. Activating Strategy: ** The teacher will show a power point on area. The stuents already have the knowledge and understanding of perimeter and the power point ties the two together with comparisons.

Key vocabulary to preview: length- the distance between two points or objects; it also refers to the longer side of a rectangle, width- the shorter side of a rectangle, sides- the line segments that make up a polygon, formula- a set of symbols that tell a mathematical rule,l //x// w=A, area- a measurement of the region enclosed by the sides of a polygon, square unit- a square with a side length of 1 unit

//D. Teaching Strategies: // ** Instruction: Modeling and discusssion Teaching Strategy 1: Use discussion and collaborative pairs AP#1 Students will discuss area with their partners and provide real-life examples of how it is used. AP#2: Students will apply the formula for area (l x w) to various squares and rectangles.
 * C. Graphic Organizer: Frayer Model/T-Chart


 * E. Assignment:**


 * F. Summarizing Strategy:** Ticket out the door: Students will find the area of the given shape.