Area & Perimeter Interactive Notebook – Math Set

Area and perimeter, aligned to VA SOL 3.8, are taught through interactive notes pages and matching you-try practice with answer keys.

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Grades: Grades 2–5
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Sep 25, 2023

Subject: Measurements, Math
Topic: Mathematics, Measurements
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

From the author

About this resource

(note that this will also work for the 2023 VA SOL 3.MG.2 The student will use multiple representations to estimate and solve problems, including those in context, involving area and perimeter (in both U.S. Customary and metric units).

It contains notes pages on what area and perimeter are, how to find area using a formula, how to find area using a grid, how to find the perimeter of a polygon. It also has notes pages on finding the perimeter of equilateral shapes.

There are practice pages for each topic, with an answer key included.

The notes pages come in two sizes. The first size is a full-page size. You can print them as-is, or you can print them two to a pages. This is what I do as it saves on paper and the sheets will fit in a notebook. The second size is formatted to fit on a standard composition notebook page.

Additionally, there are two links included in the pdf: one which opens a digital version of the notes, and another that opens a slide show version, optimized for a projector or interactive board. In both cases, which you click the link, you will be prompted to make a copy, which you can then use with Google Slides or download and use with Keynote or PowerPoint.

What's included?

About Area

Finding the Area of a Rectangle

Finding Area Using a Grid

Area Practice

About Perimeter

Finding Perimeter

Finding Perimeter of Equilateral Shapes

Finding Perimeter Using a Grid

Perimeter Practice

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Find the area of a rectangle or square by multiplying length by width.
Find the area of an irregular shape on a grid by counting unit squares.
Find the perimeter of a polygon by adding the length of each side.
Find the perimeter of a shape with all equal sides by multiplying the side length by the number of sides.
Find the perimeter of a shape on a grid by counting the unit length of each side.

Teaching tips

Print the full-size pages two-to-a-sheet to save paper, or use the separate notebook-sized set that is already formatted to cut and glue into a spiral or composition notebook, as the file itself suggests.
Each you-try practice page includes a real-world context question (a tablecloth, a garden's stone border, a fenced yard) alongside the plain shape problems, so plan a moment to walk through translating the word problem into the shape before students solve it.
The perimeter Method 2 pages remind students the equal-sides shortcut only works when every side is the same length; flag this limitation before students reach for it on an irregular polygon.
Use the question sheets as an exit ticket or quick review, since the file's own directions note they can double as homework, a worksheet, a review, or a quiz.

Skills covered

Area by multiplication — students apply the formula length x width to find the area of rectangles and squares given side measurements in different units (cm, in, ft).
Area by unit counting — students find area on a grid by counting whole and shaded unit squares, including a real-world tablecloth-fabric problem.
Perimeter by addition — students add each side's length to find the total perimeter of irregular polygons.
Perimeter by multiplication — students find the perimeter of equal-sided shapes (including a pentagon and a heptagon) by multiplying one side's length by the number of sides.
Perimeter by unit counting — students count grid units along each side of a shape, including a garden-border stone-count problem.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Why does the perimeter section include three different methods instead of just one?

Each method fits a different kind of shape: adding the sides works for any polygon, multiplying works only when every side is equal, and counting grid units is for shapes drawn on a grid rather than labeled with measurements.