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Year 6 - Perimeter & Area

Solving practical problems involving area

LO: To calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • To recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa.
  • To recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes.

In this practical outdoor lesson, children will solve problems involving the area and perimeter of rectangles. They will engage in an active starter which uses non standard units and also use their knowledge of area and perimeter to find missing lengths.

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Finding the area of triangles and parallelograms

LO: To find the area of triangles and parallelograms.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  •  To calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles.

In this low preparation, outdoor lesson, children will work out the formula for finding the area of a triangle and a parallelogram. They will create several of these shapes and use the formulas to calculate the areas. In addition, they will revise key shape knowledge and vocabulary whilst setting practical challenges for each other!

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Calculating the area and perimeter of a variety of shapes

LO: To calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • To recognise when it is possible to use a formula for the area of shapes.  
  • To calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles.

Combine art and maths with this creative outdoor lesson. Your children will explore a variety of artwork involving shapes and get creative to design their own, while calculating the area and perimeter of 2D shapes within it. This is an easy to resource, engaging lesson.

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Calculating the volume of shapes

LO: To calculate the volume of 3D shapes.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • To calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm3) and cubic metres (m3).

In this creative outdoor lesson, children will estimate and calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids using a variety of items. They will work collaboratively to create sculptures and find their volumes in addition to solving practical problems.

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Investigating area, perimeter and volume

LO: To investigate area, perimeter and volume.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • To recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes.
  • To calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles.
  • To calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units.

Have your children apply their knowledge and understanding of area, perimeter and volume in a real life context outside! The focus of this lesson involves children designing and creating a scale model of a structure needed in the school grounds, while using all their knowledge from this unit to complete it.

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