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Overview
Overview
Your student will be learning:
- quadrilaterals are four-sided shapes that can be described and classified by their sides and angles.
- to find the perimeter of a polygon or a missing length when given the perimeter and remaining side lengths.
- to use multiplication to determine the area of a rectangle.
Resources
Resources
- Videos
- Recognize Shape Attributes. In this LearnZillion video, the characteristics such as number of sides, number of parallel sides, and number of square corners are described and used to help sort and name 2-dimensional shapes.
- Sort Quadrilaterals By Their Attributes. This video from LearnZillion explains how to use parallel lines, square corners and length of sides to sort shapes into the categories of polygons.
- Free Apps
Geoboard
Geoboard
Your child will stretch bands around pegs on a virtual geoboard to make discoveries about 2-dimensional shapes, area and perimeter.
Math Planet
Math Planet
This self-paced game has over 100 levels based on different concepts.
Splash Math 3rd Grade
Splash Math 3rd Grade
This self-paced game provides games for various skills, including geometry and measurement. Limited daily access.
- Websites
- Classifying Quadrilaterals. This step-by-step interactive video by Scholastic classifies quadrilaterals by attributes.
- Books
- Perimeter, Area , and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions by David A. Adler. In this story about a 3-D movie premier, monsters will help you calculate the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of your popcorn box.
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