Area and Perimeter

We have only touched slightly on this so far this year which is why this may be a bit of a challenge for you. But follow my instructions carefully and you will be successful! 

So perimeter is ADDING all sides and the area is MULTIPLYING the length and the width of a shape. As your activity for today, I'd like to you measure the perimeter and area of a room in your house. It can be any room and you can use a tape measure ( ask parents) or it will take much longer but a ruler can also be used. 

- find the start of a wall ( corner)

- put your ruler or tape measure  alongside it on the floor

- mark with your finger where the ruler ends and add it again adding the lengths each time 

-once you've completed one wall, markdown its length 

- repeat this with each wall 

- stop when you get back to the start 

Challenge: Can you now find the perimeter and area of your whole house?