Curated OER
I Walk the Line
Students walk, run, jump, and hop all over and around geometric shapes. They identify the shapes by running to and standing on the called out shape.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Area Review and Assessment
Sixth graders find the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids by using formulas or by composing into rectangles or triangles.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Extensions, Bisections, Dissections in Rectangle
In this task, students must draw a diagram from a verbal description and use their understanding of similar triangles to find the area of a quadrilateral. Aligns with G-SRT.B.5.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Remarkable Rectangles
Rectangle is SO MUCH like triangle! Those darned angles--they'll get beginning learners! This is a fun way to practice rectangle!
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Area of Composite Shapes
Sixth graders take their knowledge about area of rectangles, squares and triangles and apply it to parallelograms, trapezoids, and composite shapes.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Area of Parallelograms
This lesson presents the idea that the area of any right triangle is exactly half of a certain rectangle, and contains varied exercises for young scholars.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
The purpose of this task is for students to practice plotting points in the coordinate plane and finding the areas of polygons. This task assumes that students already understand how to find areas of polygons by decomposing them into...