Finding the Perimeter Activity

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How to teach Perimeter

Using Finding the Perimeter Activity, students find the perimeter of a polygon when there is an unknown side length.

Your students will need to know how to find the perimeter to build fences around gardens and pools. This activity helps your students understand when they will need to know perimeter outside of the classroom.

Determine the missing lengths, match the Shape Cards to the correct Perimeter Cards, then complete the worksheet.

Other resources to use with this Finding the Perimeter Activity

If you are using this activity, your students are probably learning about perimeter.

Use this Solving Perimeter Word Problems Worksheet as an additional resource for your students.

Introduce this activity by reviewing how to find perimeter. Create an anchor chart for student reference as they solve. Next, give your students different shapes and ask them how they would solve. Then, students complete the activity independently or with a partner. Finally, students find the perimeter of different shapes in their classroom.

Be sure to check out more Perimeter Worksheets.

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