To assist with the Interactive Mathematics Program curriculum: Year 2 "Do Bees Build It Best"

1. B
Y
Warm-up
01/30/14
Find the areas of
Y
O
U
R
S
E
L
F
A
B
C
each of the
figures on the
left. Include an
explanation and
justification of
your answer
(i.e. tell how and
why you got
your answer).

2. Stamp Sheet
Date
Mon.
1/27
Classwork
Homework
NO SCHOOL
Tues.
1/28
Wed.
1/29
“Nailing Down Area –
Part 1”
“Area Sets”
Thur.
1/30
“Nailing Down Area –
Part 2”
“How Many Can You
Find”
Fri.
1/31

3. GROUP DISCUSSION
Take 5 minutes to share your work from your
homework last night – “Area Sets”.
Look for:
Any shapes you didn’t try
Any shapes you find “cool”/interesting/weird
Any shapes that have an area you don’t agree with
Ask your group mates questions like:
“Why does this shape have (2, 3, 4) units of area?”

4. Does anyone have any
questions from last
night’s homework?

5. REMEMBER!!

6. CLASSWORK
G
R
Nailing Down Area – Part 2
O
U
Do I, J, K, L and #2
P
&3
Draw figure on your own paper.
W
O
R
K
Create figures on your Geoboards.
Find and record areas on your own
paper.

7. HOMEWORK
“How Many Can You Find”
For #1, draw each figure and label it
with its area on Geoboard paper.
For #2, draw at least four different
polygons that contain 6 units of area.
***Extra points for anyone who
comes up with 10 or more!