5 Ways to Teach Area and Perimeter

 Teaching area and perimeter can be both challenging and fun.

1. Start with real-world examples.

Students will see that it's practical to learn how to calculate area and perimeter if you use examples that are meaningful such as a soccer field, garden, or the classroom.

2. Get out the geoboards.

Have students make a rectangle and trade their board with a partner. Each student figures out the area and perimeter of their partner's board. Extend this activity by playing Quiz Quiz Trade with the boards.

3. Practice.

Provide students with worksheets for morning work and task cards during math stations. Use shapes made out of colorful wrapping paper or leftover scrapbook paper.

4. Use cheese crackers.

Students love this activity:

Area and Perimeter Cheese Cracker Math

5. Design figures of a particular area and perimeter.

If you have 12 inch tile floors, students can work in pairs to make figures using some painter's tape. For example, have students create a figure that has a perimeter of 8 feet. Then have them find the area. On a smaller scale, use graph paper.

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How To Teach the Holy Trinity

Teaching the Holy Trinity can be a little tricky. Like many concepts, starting with a concrete lesson and proceeding to the abstract may help children begin to understand the Holy Trinity.

1. Use analogies.

Explain the Holy Trinity using simple analogies that children can understand. For example, just like water can exist in three forms (solid, liquid, and gas) but is still one substance, God exists in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) but is still one God. 

2. Use Bible Stories.

Use stories from the Bible to teach children about the Holy Trinity. For example, you can use the story of Jesus' baptism in the river Jordan, where the Holy Spirit descended like a dove and the voice of God the Father was heard from heaven, to explain how the three persons of the Holy Trinity are distinct but one.

3. Use Visual Aids.

Use visual aids such as pictures, diagrams, or videos to help children understand the concept of the Holy Trinity. You can use images of a three-leaf clover, triangle, or three interlocking circles to visually represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity.

This is a popular craft that can be used to teach the Holy Trinity:

Holy Trinity Craftivity

Even at an early age, children can begin to understand that God exists as one God in 3 Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

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