Area and Perimeter

Last week our math focus was all about area and perimeter.  After my initial instruction and practice together on the white board, students set off to put their newly acquired skills to work.  They rotated to several different shapes I had taped down on the tiles (two things: so glad our room is tiled with one foot squares, and the cleaning crew must think I'm nuts).  The kiddos seemed to really grasp the concept and it was much more fun than a good ol' worksheet!  When finding the perimeter, some measured one tile and took them all for one foot and zoomed off, others measured each and every tile (bless their little perfectionist hearts), and some needed to get up and walk each shape in order to count out the perimeter.  It's so fun to see how their brains work!