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Personalized Area & Perimeter

April 29, 2014 By Rachel

About a month ago…I was in need for an activity that I could incorporate area and perimeter.
So I went to my first source for finding inspiration….Pinterest!
I found this pin
Which led me to Scholastics website with several great ideas on perimeter and area
So I decided to give it a go…
I gave each student a piece of centimeter grid paper.
 Let me tell you…it was hard for some of my kids. 
I had to model a lot of the letters, especially K, M, and N
A few students needed extra paper.
After they wrote their names, they had to find the area and perimeter of each letter.
 When they finished, I mounted them on black paper.
I had to cut and paste some of the names together.
 Here they are hanging in the hallway!  I love how they turned out!!

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    1. Lindsey Johnston says

      April 29, 2014 at 1:45 PM

      Totally doing this! 🙂 Awesome!
      Lindsey

      Journey of a Beginning Teacher

    2. Anonymous says

      April 29, 2014 at 2:51 PM

      Love this activity! I am totally digging the gray chevron BB boarder on your BB! The students names look great too!

      Thanks for linking up!
      Jess

    3. Alison Rose says

      April 29, 2014 at 8:14 PM

      This is so awesome! Definitely going to do this! 🙂
      Alison
      Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'

    4. Anonymous says

      April 29, 2014 at 11:31 PM

      This is a great activity. I bet your kiddos loved it!! I will remember this for next year (when I am teaching math again…:)

      Jennifer
      Mrs. Laffin's Laughings

    5. Pawsitively Teaching says

      April 30, 2014 at 1:26 AM

      Such a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing!

      PAWSitively Teaching

    6. Fourth Grade Flipper says

      April 30, 2014 at 1:49 AM

      This is such a wonderful activity for area and perimeter! I know the students love anything to do with their name! Your hallway display is super cute too. 🙂
      ~Holly
      Fourth Grade Flipper

    7. Elementary Engagement says

      April 30, 2014 at 11:06 AM

      The names turned out great! What a great, personalized way to practice area and perimeter! Thank you!

      Mary
      Fit to be Fourth

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