Y3 Maths
This Year 3 Measure Perimeter lesson covers the prior learning of adding and subtracting lengths, before moving onto the main skill of measuring the perimeter of 2D shapes.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 3: (3M7) Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
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These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of adding and subtracting lengths, before moving onto the main skill of measure perimeter. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
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In this Measure Perimeter Video Tutorial, Laura shows pupils how to measure the lengths of shapes and calculate the distance around a 2D shape. She uses key vocabulary including centimetres, length and width.
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This worksheet recaps prior learning of adding and subtracting lengths, before moving onto the main skill of measuring the perimeter of 2D shapes.
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Pupils can practice adding and subtracting different lengths by playing this Year 3 Add and Subtract Lengths Game.
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In this Year 3 Add and Subtract Lengths Flash Cards Game, pupils need to add or subtract the lengths together to work out the answers.
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In this Add and Subtract Lengths Video Tutorial, Laura shows pupils how to calculate lengths in centimetres and metres.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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This Year 3 Measure Perimeter Game checks is designed to check pupils' understanding of measuring shapes to find the perimeter. Pupils will identify which shape has a given perimeter, complete a comparison statement, and select the most likely perimeter of a given shape.
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This measure perimeter extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the measure perimeter lesson.
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This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of measure perimeter.
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This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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This Year 3 Measure Perimeter Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils' understanding of measuring the perimeter of shapes within a problem solving context. Pupils will use the clues to identify which is the correct shape.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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These Length and Perimeter worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 3 Spring Block 4.
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This Spring week 9 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets