Are your children prepared for calculating the perimeter of rectilinear shapes? No, well download this Year 5 Calculate Perimeter Prior Learning activity. This resource covers an objective from year 4 of measuring and calculating the perimeter of rectilinear figures in centimetres and metres to prepare children for the learning that takes place in this year 5 lesson. Our resource contains three varied fluency style questions, two problem solving style questions and a reasoning question for children to put their skills into practice.

This is ideal to use at the beginning of your lesson to assess children's knowledge and understanding before moving them onto their main learning. Alternatively, this could be used in a small intervention group as a recap activity or to offer further support for children who find this a tricky concept.