Lesson 3

How Much Area

Est. Class Sessions: 1

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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Draw both rectangles on the display. To answer Question 3, ask a student volunteer to find the area of each shape by covering it with square-inch tiles.

  1. Robby
  2. Reggie
  3. Robby has the larger area.
  4. I made each rectangle with tiles. Robby has 6 tiles and Reggie has 4 tiles. Robby has a larger area.

Ongoing Assessment

Use DPP item E to assess students' abilities to compare quantities [E1] and find the area of a shape by counting square units [E6].

E. Two Rectangles

Robby Rectangle is 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide. Reggie Rectangle is 1 inch tall and 4 inches wide.

  1. Which rectangle is taller? _______________________
  2. Which rectangle is wider? _______________________
  3. Which rectangle has the larger area? _______________________
  4. Show or tell how you answered Question 3.