Mrs. Watson's Math Group Explore Area and Perimeter

This week we have been measuring the area and perimeter of various objects and understanding the basics of these concepts. Today, as a class, we decided to measure around the rug they were sitting on. This was a pretty big task for this group! We figured it would be easier to place the cubes in trains of 10-then when we were finished we could break it apart and count together. The students figured out there were 10 groups of 10 to make 100 and that is when they organized the cubes into groups of 100. With support we all counted them (by 10's). When we realized there was 540 cubes, they wanted to know how to write it. They each took turns attempting to write this number. Below is a short video of some highlights! Enjoy!