Area and Perimeter

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

Lesson 3

• Perimeter, Area, and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions by David A. Adler

Lesson 5

• Spaghetti and Meatballs for All: A Mathematical Story by Marilyn Burns

Materials

Common Materials

• fine point dry-erase markers (kit)
• whiteboard (kit)
• scissors
• ruler (kit)
• colored tiles (kit)
• index cards (kit)
• colored pencils
• Interactive Notebook
• glue or glue stick
• laminated grid paper (kit)
• colored pencils or markers
• markers
• rubber bands (kit)
• geoboard (kit)
• drinking straws (kit)
• pipe cleaners (kit)
• dice (kit)
• pentominoes from Lesson 4
• construction paper (kit)
• tape

Lesson 1

• toothpicks (kit)
• variety of small plane and solid shapes
• mini marshmallows
• shapes created during Activity 1

Lesson 2

• small rug or mat
• small sticky notes (kit)

Lesson 3

• drinking straw and pipe cleaner pieces from Lesson 2

Lesson 4

• pentominoes sheets (kit)
• small plastic zipper bag

Lesson 7

• sidewalk chalk
• drinking straw and pipe cleaner pieces from Lesson 3
• masking or painters tape* (7.3 - optional)
• measuring tape* (7.3 - optional)

Lesson 11

• "Composite Shapes Review" sheet from Lesson 8

Final Project

• blank paper
• carpenter's square tool* (Final Project.optional)
• craft paper (kit)
• piece of cardboard
• pencil

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used