Today we began talking about perimeter and I had an activity planned that I thought would be a lot of fun but wasn't sure if the students would get into it. Boy was I wrong, they LOVED it! Here are the steps in case you want to try it with your class:
1. Place students in groups of 3.
2. Have two students trace the third student onto butcher paper.
3. Have yarn pre-cut to 3 feet.
4. Once they finish tracing, have that person stand up. Students then take the pre-cut string and go around the outline making a mark every time their string ends.
5. Repeat until the outline is completely measured.
6. Add up the perimeter and record on the paper.
* You could also include a worksheet for the group to work on if they finish early. Only one of my classes finished with a little bit of time but they began the worksheet which had to do with measuring only one hand, one leg, and the perimeter of their text book and record their findings. GREAT activity to get students ENGAGED and LEARNING!! Will post pictures soon :)
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