Bridgewater

College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Name: Ellie Jansen

Date: 2/20/15

Title of Lesson: Perimeter Activity

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Subject Area(s): Math

Grade Level(s): 3

VA SOL:
3.9d: area and perimeter
3.10a: measure the distance around a polygon in order to determine perimeter

Content Objective(s):
LWBAT apply previous knowledge about perimeter to create an interactive story book

IEP Goal/Objective: N/A

Accommodations/
Differentiation

Assessment (based on objectives):

o Watch the videos as the students share or after class

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Materials:
o iPads
o Instruction sheets
Integration of technology:
o iPads

Alternative Plan:
o Students can handwrite and draw books in partners on printer paper

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Accommodations/
Differentiation

Time
Planned

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2
minutes

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2
minutes

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda):

o Sing the x7 song multiple times (whole class, individual tables, multiple tables, etc.)
Access/Review Prior Knowledge:
o Ask students what they remember about perimeter (What it is, how to determine the perimeter
of an object, examples of how to use perimeter)

Teaching Process & Modeling:

Explain iPad Perimeter Activity

o Students will be in partners (chosen by the teacher) and receive one iPad
o Using the app Book Creator, the partners will create a book with multiple pages about
perimeter using videos, pictures, and drawings
o Pages that must be included:
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Title page, including who the book was created by
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What is perimeter? (video of partners explaining perimeter. They may want
to walk the perimeter of objects in their video to help further explain)
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How do you find the perimeter of an object? (either a drawing with text or
video)
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Create an example problem and solve it
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Video of partners measuring the perimeter of an object in the classroom
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Video or text explaining ways that perimeter can be used in real life

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3
minutes

Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding:

Show the students the book that I created and explain how to use the app
o How to draw, add text, take a video and attach it, etc.

Pass out instructions to each student then assign partners and pass out iPads

Explain that if a pair cannot work well together or if the class as a whole gets too noisy, there are
worksheets on perimeter that can be done instead.

Independent & Guided Practice:
o Allow students to work for the remaining time
o If students finish before others, they can spend time decorating their book more and adding
detail
Closure:

Let the students share their videos with the class for the remaining time! If there is no time for this,
they may share during extra release time at the end of the day. Question and praise students
throughout their presentation.
Declarative Statement Summary:
Today we did an activity to work on perimeter.

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5
minutes



~ 45
minutes

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Depends
on how
much
time is
left

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10
seconds