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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• TLF-IDA003146

This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Area and perimeter. Students estimate and measure perimeter in metric units for length and area of quadrilaterals using grid squares and square centimetres. They solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes.

• TLF-IDA003585

Use this diagnostic task to assess understanding of area and comparing the area of two shapes using a relevant approach.

• TLF-IDA003865

This sequence of five lessons teaches students about perimeter and area of shapes, as well as how to calculate them.

• TLF-IDM020294

Do you know the formula for working out the area of a square? How about a triangle? Watch this short maths video to learn the formulas for both.

• TLF-IDM025001

Want to know the trick to making a really big fort? Using cushions to build a fort, explore the concept of finding the largest area for a fixed perimeter. Surprisingly, there is no direct relationship between the perimeter of a rectangle and its area.

• 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 ...

• TLF-IDM025312

This series of three lessons explores the relationship between area and perimeter using the context of bumper cars at an amusement park. Students design a rectangular floor plan with the largest possible area with a given perimeter. They then explore the perimeter of a bumper car ride that has a set floor area and investigate ...