Visualizing the Area of Square

I.

Learning Objectives
Cognitive:
Psychomotor:
Affective:

Visualize the area of square

Show the area of square
Cooperate actively

II. Learning Content

Skill:

Visualizing the area of square

Showing the area of square
BEC PELC IVB 1.2
textbooks and teachers manual in Math III, square things/cut-outs of figures, cartolina, illustration
board, pentel pen, chart, manila paper, ruler
Cooperation

Reference:
Materials:
Value:

III. Learning Experiences

A. Preparatory Activities
1. Drill/Review
Let us play. Group yourselves into 10.
I have here 5 boxes. Each box has different shapes.
Group the things the way you want.
How did you group the different shapes? Group I? Group II? III? IV? (Pupils will defend their answer.)
2. Motivation
Answer the questions about the puzzle.
a. How many different-sized squares are

there?

b. How many squares are there like ?

c. How many squares are there like ?

(Hint: There are more than

d. How many squares

(Hint:

4)

are there like

?
There are more than 1)

e. How many total squares are there in all sizes?

B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation
a. Present square cut-outs to the pupils.
Ask: What do you call this figure?
How many squares of this size, do you think would be enough to cover the surface of the teachers
table?
b. Ask some pupils to cover the table with square cut-outs and count the number of squares.
c. Introduce the term square units.
Ask: How many square units did you use to cover the table?
d. Show other cut-outs of figures as shown on the cartolina/manila paper.

Discussion:
Ask:
How many square units are there in figure A? B?
In figure A, how many square units are there in the rows? In the columns? (3
rows, 3 columns = 3 x 3) e. Introduce the term Area.
f. Lead them to come up with rows and columns and finally a multiplication sentence.
Figure B. (4 rows, 4 columns = 4 x 4)
g. Give more examples.
2. Guided Practice:
a. Cooperative Learning: Stress the value of cooperation.
1) Giant Steps
Pupils will be grouped into two Team A and Team B.
Each correct answer is one step.
Sample Questions:
1. How many square units are there in this figure?
2. How many square units are there in its rows? Columns?
3. Give the total number of squares.
2) Paper dot (Pair Square)
1. Distribute paper dots to groups.
2. Connect dots and form a square. Count the square units.
3. Make a square with an area of a. 25 b. 36 c. 64 d. 81 e. 150. Compare

their side and area.

3. Generalization
How will you know the number of square units of the figure?

By counting the number of square units inside the figure.

C. Application
Work in pairs
Show figures on the board.
Questions to be answered:
1. How
many
square units
are there in
figure at the
left?
2. How
many
square units
are
in
its
rows?
Columns?
3. Give the total
number
of
squares.

IV. Evaluation
A. Show the area of the following squares.
1.
_____ square units

_____ square units

2.

3.

_____ square units

.
4.
_____ square units
V. Assignment
Show a square with the following square units.
1.
2.
3.
4.

4 square units
8 square units
16 square units
9 square units