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New lessons and homework tasks on Primary MyiMaths

Stephen

By Stephen,  14 October 2024.  Posted in Primary

We are pleased to announce the release of eleven new pairs of matching lesson and homework tasks on Primary MyiMaths!

These new resources take a more granular approach to deepen children’s understanding of area and perimeter.

The new lesson and homework pairs cover the following topics:

  • Perimeter on a grid
  • Measuring perimeter
  • Perimeter of a rectangle
  • Calculating perimeter
  • Area of a rectangle
  • Using the area of a rectangle
  • Area of a right-angled triangle
  • Area of any triangle
  • Using the area of a triangle
  • Area of a parallelogram
  • Using the area of a parallelogram

The lessons encourage children to reason mathematically and reflect on the methods they are using.

A lesson page showing a diagram of a parallelogram with four lengths labelled: the base (9 cm), the perpendicular height (marked outside the parallelogram), a non-perpendicular side (4 cm), and the total distance of the base and the dashed line leading to the marked height. A speech bubble contains the working of a pupil, Ayo, who has used the base and the non-perpendicular side length to calculate the area. Text says, “What mistake has Ayo made? Ayo has used the sides labelled 9 cm and 4 cm, which are not perpendicular. When we calculate the area of a parallelogram, we need to use lengths that are perpendicular.”

This lesson page reminds children that when we calculate the area of a parallelogram, the base and height need to be perpendicular.

The questions in the homework task are pitched such that any child who is secure with the concepts can achieve success on both question pages.

A homework page showing two questions. On the left-hand side pupils are asked to calculate the area of a parallelogram; the diagram shows extra lengths that they don’t need. On the right-hand side is a diagram of a parallelogram with the base and perpendicular height labelled; text says, “A piece of metal is in the shape of a parallelogram. Calculate the area of the piece of metal.”

On the first page of this homework task, children find the area of simple parallelograms. On the second page they need to decide which lengths to use in their calculation and solve a simple problem in context.

We hope you enjoy these new resources!