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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Overlapping Rectangle

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' ability to compose and decompose shapes with this fun geometry puzzle. The goal is simple, locate all of the rectangles shown in a picture of three overlapping rectangles. Perform this activity as a whole...
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Math Worksheets Land

The Area of Rectangles - Guided Lesson

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Geometry novices will enjoy this approach to finding area, as they aren't required to include units or a formula. The main objective here is to segment a rectangle into columns and rows to create squares, which then are used to find the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Board

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Learners divide a poster board so everyone gets the same amount of area to decorate. Youngsters talk about the different ways to divide a rectangle. They measure their lines to make sure that each piece is equal and then decorate their...
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Partitioning Circles and Rectangles- Independent Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Start simple by using a shape-partitioning worksheet. Scholars begin by segmenting basic shapes in halves and quarters. On the second page, they move on to more complex shapes, such as a heart and a cross, also partitioning them in half...
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Partitioning Circles and Rectangles - Step-by-Step Lesson

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Rather than a learning exercise, this teacher resource is a one-page, scripted answer sheet for a guided lesson on partitioning circles and rectangles. First or second graders are asked to identify which figure shows halves. While the...
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Partitioning Circles and Rectangles - Guided Lesson

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Here are three shapes which have each been partitioned into parts. Learners label the part, whole, or fraction as directed. They label each as quarters or halves. 
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Common Core Sheets

Determining Rectilinear Area

For Students 3rd Standards
Third graders find the area of rectilinear shapes by partitioning them into two non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts together. It allows learners to recognize area as an additive.
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Curated OER

Making Rectangles

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students study rectangles. For this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Divide Shapes

For Students 2nd Standards
Let's partition rectangles into equal parts. Assess learners on their ability to divide shapes into equal parts, and their ability to explain their thinking.
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Curated OER

Area, Arithmetic and Algebra

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars model formulas for rectangles and squares. In this area, arithmetic and algebra lesson, students explore the formula for the area of squares and rectangles. They use squares to model the formula for the area and identify...
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Partition Circles and Rectangles - Step-by-Step Lesson

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Which one is divided into halves? Learners examine two squares; one is divided into quarters and the other halves. They determine which one is divided into halves, but you could also challenge them to identify what the other is divided...
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Partitioning Circles and Rectangles - Matching Worksheet

For Students K - 1st Standards
This geometry idea is simple enough, but you'll need to note the typos in the directions. Learners match quarters and halves on the right to their whole shapes on the left. The shapes on the left are divided to make this concept easier...
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Partition Circles and Rectangles - Matching Worksheet

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
What are these familiar shapes divided into? Practice with segmented shapes. Pupils examine five shapes, each broken into two, three, or four equal parts. They connect the shape with one of the five answers: thirds, 1/4, halves,...
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Partition Circles and Rectangles - Independent Practice Worksheet

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
What fraction is filled in? Scholars examine five shapes, divided into equal sections. They determine what fraction is filled and select the corresponding numeral fraction from a set of four choices. If your learners haven't begun...
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Activity
Curated OER

Finding the Area of Polygons

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders are exposed to finding the area of polygons by decomposing figures and recomposing them into rectangles. This strategy allows children to expand on their prior knowledge of constructing shapes by rearranging parts into...
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Recognize Area Word Problems - Matching Worksheet

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Don't let the title fool you on this one; there aren't any word problems here. Scholars examine five rectangles that have been partitioned into rows and columns, determining the area based on these equal square units. Units aren't...
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Recognize Area Word Problems - Guided Lesson

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Approach geometry concepts with youngsters using visual guides like this one to find area. They draw a rectangle, segmenting it into rows and columns. Scholars determine how many square units they see in the partitioned rectangle. They...
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Alberta Learning

Equivalent Fractions: Activity Sheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Provide learners with practice for identifying equivalent fractions. The first worksheet contains 15 problems that instruct pupils to name fractions based on visuals, and to find missing parts to equivalent fractions. In the second...
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Area of Squares Word Problems - Guided Lesson

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Get started with area calculations using a simple shapes activity which could serve to introduce kids to this formula and the concept of units. They partition rectangles into columns and rows to determine the area based on the resulting...
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Curated OER

Deriving the Formula For the Area of a Circle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students derive the formula for the area of a circle. They form a rectangle by partitioning a circle using construction paper and scissors.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area, Arithmetic and Algebra

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Explore the concept of this perfect square trinomial and difference of squares activity. A hands-on activity that uses paper rectangles and squares to illustrate the perfect-square trinomial and difference of squares formulas.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 23

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students practice using summation notation. Then they draw a picture of a sequence of partitions in which the mesh does not go to 0.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Young mathematicians demonstrate their ability to subtract mixed numbers by completing this collection of fraction word problems. From figuring out the weight of objects in a package, to finding the difference in height between two...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Understanding Fractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Young learners explore fractions and demonstrate parts of a whole by using a candy bar and a piece of paper and dividing both into equal parts. Included is a worksheet that requires youngsters to color in half of each polygon shape. Some...