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Area and perimeter: Year 4 – planning tool

  • TLF-IDA003188

This planning resource for Year 4 is for the topic of Area and perimeter. Students estimate and measure perimeter and area using informal and formal units.

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Area and perimeter video

  • TLF-IDA003311

Use this video to connect area and perimeter to real world applications to set the context for why we are learning about area and perimeter.

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Leaf task

  • TLF-IDA003570

Use this diagnostic task to assess understanding of area and measuring the area of an irregular shape.

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Tiling problem

  • TLF-IDA003558

Use this diagnostic task to assess if students use an array structure when working out how many tiles fit in a rectangle.

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Sites2See – measurement for primary

  • TLF-IDM016665

Selected links to a range of interactive and print resources for Measurement topics in K-6 Mathematics.

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For the Juniors: Drawing a floor plan

  • TLF-IDM015824

How do we know what a house will look like before it is built? Discover how house plans work by looking at the design of a house that Hugo's family is going to build. See how a floor plan shows the room layout. See drawings of what the house will look like from different views.

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Sizing Them Up

  • TLF-IDM020722

This resource is a web page containing a short task to explore area of irregular shapes by informal means. Arrange irregular shapes in size order smallest to largest. This resource is an activity from the NRICH website.

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reSolve: Authentic Problems: Expanded Square

  • TLF-IDM024876

This sequence of four lessons explores concepts around informal area and symmetry. Students design an 'expanded square' where approximately half the area of the original square is flipped to the outside. The lessons provide opportunities for students to devise and use methods to informally measure area, record their mathematical ...

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Area explorer

  • TLF-IDM012001

This is an interactive resource about calculating the area of a shape presented on a grid. Students are presented with a random figure and are required to calculate its area, in square units. Immediate feedback is provided and the student can make repeated attempts if a question is not answered correctly. The additional ...

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Exploring mysterious shapes

  • TLF-IDM021134

Join QuanQuan and Jenny as they explore some weird and wonderful shapes! While watching this clip, think about the sides, edges, surfaces and volumes of the shapes that are demonstrated. How are these shapes different from regular 2D and 3D forms?

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Introduction to polygons

  • TLF-IDM020204

Try this tutorial to test your knowledge of polygons (straight-sided shapes).

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Finding the area of compound shapes

  • TLF-IDL383

Find the area of compound shapes based on rectangles on a grid. Explore how the formula works for finding a rectangle's area. First, estimate the area of a compound shape based on rectangles on a grid. Second, work out the correct formula for finding area by placing rows and columns of squares inside two rectangles. Then, ...

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