This is a remix of India’s Bathroom Tiles from Illustrative Mathematics, https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/3/MD/C/7/tasks/1990.The purpose of this activity is for students to explore different ways to find area to support sol 3.8b.  Students are presented with a real-world problem.  How many tiles will India need to buy for her bathroom? Problems of this type give students a better understanding of why they need to learn about area. 

This lesson is a remix from Illustrative Mathematics.  This lesson uses manipulatives to demonstrate how to solve for area.  Connections are also made to multiplication.https://goopenva.org/courses/3-md-india-s-bathroom-tiles

This resource is a remix of the original lesson from Illustrative mathematics https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/3/MD/C/7/tasks/1990. Suggested Modifications- I like the original activity in the lesson plan on India's bathroom tile, however, it is crucial to allow students to explore and have a mathematical dialogue as part of the scaffolding process to activate their background knowledge on the content, instead of asking them to directly dive in the computation process. The modification will allow students to have a mathematical discourse about the topic, providing them an opportunity to work in an interactive learning environment with math manipulatives. 

Measuring area and perimeter, using U.S. Customary and metric units -- Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the  Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Measuring Surface Area -- Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom. 

This lesson is a remix from an original Illustrative Mathematics task.  The lesson focuses on using repeated addition to find the total number of squares in a grid.  This lesson can be taken a step further to use to introduce area as well.https://goopenva.org/courses/2-g-partitioning-a-rectangle-into-unit-squares-2

This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Fallan Lee-Brown teach about identifying perfect squares.

In this activity, learners explore scale by using building cubes to see how changing the length, width, and height of a three-dimensional object affects its surface area and its volume. Learners build bigger and bigger cubes to understand these scaling relationships.

The book Spaghetti and Meatballs for all by Marilyn Burns is a mathematical fictional story about Mr. and Mrs. Comfort who are planning to throw a family reunion dinner and the family has to figure out how they can use eight tables and 32 chairs to accommodate all guests. Students dive deeper as they learn about the concept of area and perimeter through cooperative group learning and literacy. 

This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Fallan Lee-Brown teach about finding the square roots of perfect squares.

This is a google slides mini lesson on surface area of a cylinder.  The first slide consists of a definition for surface area of a cylinder, what unit surface area is measured in and the formula for surface area.  Students will discuss the difference between surface area and volume.  Surface area covers the outside of the cylinder and volume fills up the inside.  Students will use the formula to solve problems on the slides.  Then, they will make a text box and type their answers to complete the slides.  

      Using the picture book The True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf  as told to Jon Scieska, students will complete math word problems that cover the measurement SOLs. They will also write their own “true story” of another fairy tale, which covers the English writing SOLs. An extension of this unit could be to have students create math word problems based on their new story and have their classmates solve them. This lesson can also be used as an art activity if the story is illustrated. If technology is available, it can be an opportunity for students to practice their computer skills to create a final version of their new illustrated fairy tale or to use the computer to illustrate it.  

Solving practical problems involving perimeter and area Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.