Today we focused on being an architect/builder and found the area of rooms with complicated shapes. We had many shapes on graph paper (representing rooms) and found different ways to divide the rooms to find the total area. We used our knowledge of the "rules of rectangles" to help find the measurements of the length and width of each shape. Then we added the area of all of the different parts to find the area of the entire room.
This started out as a difficult task, but as the students started to catch on they were able to find the area of many complicated rooms.
For homework I gave them one complicated room (without graph paper) to take home and teach you how to find its area. Please allow your child to share this knowledge with you and then have them return it next week. If they are still unclear on how to find the area, please work with them to clarify it for them.
Thank you!! Have a great weekend!
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