Teaching Perimeter and Area Using the Blacktop and Field

Using the blacktop and field to learn about perimeter and area. For grades 1 and 2 we will be demonstrating how to measure the blacktop and field with a large tape measure. For grades 3-5 the students will actually use the large tape measure to measure the field, the blacktop, baseball field, tennis court and 4 square court. The upper grades will then be asked to multiply length times width to find the area. To draw on last week's work we will ask the students in the upper grades to tell us what one half, one quarter, 25%, 50% of the area.