Math: Measurement

Instructional programs from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5 should enable all students to understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems and processes of measurement.

• In grades 6-8, all students should develop and use formulas to determine the circumference of circles and the area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids and circles and develop strategies to find the area of more-complex shapes.
• In grades 9-12, all students should understand and use formulas for the area, surface area and volume of geometric figures, including cones, spheres and cylinders.
  

Standards are listed with permission from Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, copyright 2000 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). NCTM does not endorse the content or validity of these alignments.

Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

Introduce Pi with creative word play! Make math vocabulary fun as students develop word associations.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Supplies Used: Adhesive Letters, Black Marker, Cardstock, Glue, Patterned Paper, Scissors

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Use a 12" x 18" sheet of yellow cardstock or construction paper for the sign.
2. Computer or hand print the title in the upper left corner using a black marker.
3. Die-cut the Pi Math Sign from black paper. Trim to resize if desired.
4. Die-cut SM Pumpkin #2 from orange and green paper. Leave the orange Pumpkin whole. Cut on the perforations for the stem on the green Pumpkin. Adhere the green stem to the orange Pumpkin (Figure A).
5. Die-cut the LG Clouds from light blue, dark blue and white paper. Offset the blue Clouds on the white Clouds and glue together.
6. Die-cut the SM Honey Pot from purple and coordinating patterned paper. Leave the purple Pot whole. Cut on the perforations for the spoon and lid on the patterned paper. Adhere the patterned lid to the purple Honey Pot (Figure B).
7. Die-cut the LG Peace Sign from red and orange paper. Leave the red Sign whole and cut the middle of the Sign from the orange paper. Adhere to the red Peace Sign (Figure C).
8. Die-cut the letters E and Z using the Fruit Smoothie 2" Alphabet Capital Letter Set from green paper.
9. Adhere the completed die-cuts to the sign. Hand print or use adhesive letters for the various idioms. Adhere the various Pi signs to each die-cut as shown (see Main Photo).