LESSON PLANNING

LEARNING AREA: Maths Measurement

YEAR LEVEL: 5/6

TIME: 45-60mins

LESSON TOPIC: Area Lesson 1

UNIT AIM: Students will develop an understanding of the concepts of measuring the area and
perimeter of different shapes, including squares and rectangles, initially using familiar units and
learning to use the appropriate metric units. They will be able to calculate the area and perimeter of a
range of shapes, and be able to identify the appropriate instruments to measure different shapes and
objects.
LESSON OUTCOMES:
Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and
temperatures (ACMMG084)
Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units (ACMMG109)
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
(ACMMG137)
REFERENCES & RESOURCES:
http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html
A4 dot paper, different sizes
Geoboards (1 between 2 students)
Elastic bands
STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
Were the students able to understand the concept of total square units in a 2D shape?
Were the students able to stay on task during the partner activity (especially appropriate use of rubber
bands)?
Did they complete the task appropriately, and participate sufficiently during class discussions?
SELF ASSESSMENT:
Were the activities appropriate for the students/age level etc.? Was it appropriate to allow the use of
rubber bands safely?
Did they grasp the concept thoroughly enough to move on to metric units in the next lesson?

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME

STEPS

5-10
mins

1 INTRODUCTION (whole class)

Using the Geoboard online activity, explain that one
square is one square unit (demonstrate on board as you
go).

20
mins

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING and GUIDED DISCOVERY

Students are to copy shapes on the board onto their dot
paper, and workout on paper using problem solving skills
how many square units each shape is.
Teacher will then go through results as a class:
Why? Becauseetc.

Term 3 Area Lesson 1

COMMENTS

*photocopy enough dot

paper for whole class +
spares
*different size dot paper
for differentiation
*cut paper into A5 for
ease of sticking into
books?

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25mins 3 EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
In pairs students will be given a geoboard and a handful of
elastic bands.
One student will create their own shapes for their partner
to calculate how many square units it is, and copy into
their books using different colour to demonstrate each unit
clearly.
5mins4

*give explicit instruction

regarding the use of
geoboards and elastic
bands.

CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

Teacher to select a few students to come up and
demonstrate their different shapes on the online geoboard
for the class to work out the total square units together.

Term 3 Area Lesson 1

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