Mar 9-13

Learning Outcomes


Students estimate and calculate area, using standard units.

What Did Students Do?

This Week in Grade 5 Math: Exploring Area and Perimeter

This week in math, students explored the concepts of area and perimeter and how they relate to one another. Through hands-on learning and problem solving, students investigated how different units of measurement help us describe the space inside shapes and the distance around them.

Students began by developing their understanding of square units, relating a centimetre to a square centimetre, and a metre to a square metre. They also explored how these units connect, discussing the relationships between square centimetres, square metres, and square kilometres.

Working with partners, students used grid paper and area models to build rectangles and determine their area. This activity helped students explicitly connect their multiplication knowledge to finding the area of rectangles. Students practiced calculating area using the formula Length × Width, and explored different ways to represent the perimeter formula, such as:

  • P = L + L + W + W

  • P = 2L + 2W

As they worked through problems, students also compared rectangles with the same area but different perimeters, discovering that the shape of a rectangle can change the distance around it. They discussed which rectangles have the least perimeter for a given area and applied their thinking to solve a variety of perimeter and area challenges.

It was a great week of mathematical thinking as students used models, formulas, and collaboration to deepen their understanding of measurement and geometry.






Ask your Child
-to show you how to calculate area and perimeter
-to explain the game Shark Ball (game we played in PE)
-to explain what a metaphor is and why authors would use it in their writing
-to give you an example of a metaphor
-to retell the events of the book, Odder, that we've read this week
-to tell you about the Science Space station that they worked on this week

Upcoming Events

March 20 – Non-instructional Day 
March 23-27 – Spring Break 
March 30 – Classes Resume 

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