Unit Plan
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Rectangles [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: Rectangles learning activity that applies skills to create rectangles.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Peculiar Perimeter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior math problem skills and proof experience is recommended. Tile constructions may be used to solve this perimeter and area problem.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Add Em Up

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a demo version of the game with two modes of play. In one, you must place number tiles on a grid so that the tiles touching it add up to that number. In the second mode, you solve number puzzles. Be sure to read the instructions...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Understanding Algebraic Factoring

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Drexel University explains the principles of factoring symbolically using algebra tiles.
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Making Patterns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore the literature connections, online activity, pencil and paper activity, and the manipulative investigation of patterns and geometric shapes on this page!
Interactive
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby's Math Resources: Finding the Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
The tutorial investigates area and how it is the total number of square tiles covered. Examples and practice problems are included.
Handout
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Fraction Multiplication and Area

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This fifth-grade lesson explores the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths. We tile the rectangle with unit rectangles and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. We multiply...
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes lesson, practice exercise, and teacher resource on how to factor quadratic equations. You'll find examples for using the factoring and graphing methods for solving, a twelve-question quiz with hints and answers, and a suggested...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Tiles and Cubes and Clips, Oh My!

For Teachers 1st Standards
Were off to get the measure, the wonderful measure of side! The students will identify the longest side of an object and measure its length with a variety of non standard units.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Partitioning Composite Figures Into Rectangles to Find Area 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to partition a shape into rectangles and add their areas together to get the area of the whole figure. Includes video...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Areas of Rectangular Composite Figures Overlap 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions where students are presented with one or more smaller rectangles within a larger one. They must calculate the area of the larger...
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Multiplication and Area

For Students 3rd Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in multiplication and area.
Activity
Math Cats

Math Cats: Visit Tessellation Town on Tile Island!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Go to Tessellation Town on Tile Island and create a variety of tessellations.
Activity
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: Color Harmonies and Algebra Tiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The design project examines geometric shapes, color harmonies, and composition. An instructor sheet and student handout are included.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Tiled Floor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An area problem involving diagonals of a tiled floor.
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre: Algebraic Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use algebra tiles to explore factoring of polynomials.
Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Semiregular Tessellations

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page Mathworld site has a number of examples of semiregular tessellations. A definition and a small amount of related information is given at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Building a Tile Pattern by Reflecting Hexagons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task applies reflections to a regular hexagon to construct a pattern of six hexagons enclosing a seventh. The focus of the task is on using the properties of reflections to deduce this seven-hexagon pattern. Aligns with G-CO.B.6.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Building a Tile Pattern by Reflecting Octagons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task applies reflections to a regular octagon to construct a pattern of four octagons enclosing a quadrilateral. The focus of the task is on using the properties of reflections to deduce that the quadrilateral is actually a square....
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Algebra Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource is about factoring linear and quadratic expressions in one variable, evaluating them at a given value of the variable, multiplying factors to find the expanded form of the expression, and solving linear and quadratic...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Resources for Teaching Math: Algebra Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Try this hands-on approach to solving algebra problems with this interactive website. Students are able to "solve equations, substitute in variable expressions, expand, and factor".
Interactive
TeacherLED

Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Rep Tile

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students use shapes to explore transformations and tessellations with this interactive white board activity.
Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Comparing Rectangles [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Comparing Rectangles is a learning activity that applies skills that compare rectangles.