Area Lesson Part 1: Solving for Area Using Square Units

Subject: Geometry, Math, Measurement and Data

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

• Work in collaborative partnerships
• Practice key math vocabulary
• Participate in an introduction to the concepts of area
• Recognize area as an attribute of a plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
• Attend to precision.
• Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic and link comments to the remarks of others.
• Solve for area using square units of measurement
• Complete exit slips to provide instructional next steps

Materials Needed:

• Blank paper
• Pencils and crayons/colored pencils
• Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources:

• Student Resources:
  • “Exit Slips” (1 copy per student)
  • “Find the Area” (1 copy per student)
• Teacher Resources:
  • “Area Vocabulary” (1 copy for display)
  • “Finding the Area of an Irregular Shape" (1 copy per student)

CCSS: 3.MD.C.5, MP.6, SL.3.1.C