Measuring On the Playground Can you find the perimeter? Look at
me. I can measure this shape. Wow, how long is that line! These
were sounds were all over the Dr. King playground last week. The
3rd grade students have been studying area and perimeter and why
they are important in real life. Students spent an afternoon
collaborating in small groups to identify the area, perimeter
and names of 11 shapes. The groups were allowed to use
yardsticks and measuring tape to collect and record data.
Students further discussed how area and perimeter are attributes
of plane shapes.