A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. How much fencing is needed?
perimeter clue
Fencing goes around the outside edge.
Example: Perimeter = 8 + 5 + 8 + 5 = 26 m
Decide whether a problem is asking about the boundary around a shape or the space inside it.
Perimeter measures distance around the edge. Area measures the surface covered inside. The question clue matters.
Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.
perimeter clue
Fencing goes around the outside edge.
Example: Perimeter = 8 + 5 + 8 + 5 = 26 m
area clue
Grass covers the inside surface.
Example: Area = 8 x 5 = 40 square m
real-life clue
This is a perimeter situation.
Example: Ribbon length uses perimeter thinking.
real-life clue
This is an area situation.
Example: Floor coverage uses area thinking.
These next steps stay in the same stage so the child does not get sent backward.
Use pictures and number patterns to see when two fractions represent the same amount.
Use thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones to read larger numbers and round them sensibly.
Read practical problems carefully and decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.