Today's Classroom Activities :

What’s a Perimeter?

Pretty Perimeters
Math Help students grasp the idea of perimeters by making some that they can see. Measure the perimeter of the classroom, then measure colorful yarn and place it around the perimeter of the room. Measure the teacher's desk space and make a lovely perimeter of decorated tape for the floor. Measure and make perimeter trim for the windows, bulletin board, door, etc.

Determining Area and Perimeter
Students will learn to calculate the area and perimeter of a given geometric shape and apply it to a real life situation.

Perimeter
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to calculate the perimeter of a random shape on a grid.

Area and Perimeter
This activity helps students discover on their own the formula for learning the area and perimeter of a rectangle and a square.

Apple Pi
Students measure the circumference and diameter of circular objects. They calculate the ratio of circumference to diameter for each object in an attempt to identify the value of pi and the circumference formula.