What's My Area?

3/6R is having fun with maths!  We spent time working on finding the area of our favourite cartoon shapes by using a transparent grid of squared centimetres.  We placed our favourite cartoons under the grid and traced the outer shape of the character with a dry erase texter.  Students then counted the completed squares to find out how many whole squares were inside the character.  Then we estimated the partially shaped ones by combining two partially shaped ones to equal one whole squared centimetere.  They then added the whole square amount to the partially shaped ones to come up with a good estimate of its area.  The kids really enjoyed the activity, and they are excited to work with their favourite superhero characters!