Decomposing Irregular Shapes - Numbers Template

Third grade math- My students practiced decomposing irregular shapes to find area. Students acted as doctors to preform "shape surgery" and entered their answers using the Numbers template that is attached. The numbers templates is self-checking with the use of conditional formatting. (if the answer is correct the cell turns green for total area) Instructions for the activity are included in the printable file.

Attached-

  1. Numbers Template "Shape Surgery Student Copy"
  2. Printable file with Irregular Shapes, Name Tags, Signs

TEK- 3.6(D) decompose composite figures formed by rectangles into non‐overlapping rectangles to determine the area of the original figure using the additive property of area.

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April 12, 2023

Thanks for sharing this super creative activity! I love that you pair physical manipulatives with the interactive Numbers template. Bonus points for the creative metaphor of "shape surgery!" 🩺

April 12, 2023

“Shape Surgery” - I love it! So engaging for your learners. Thanks for the good idea!

April 12, 2023

Love the "shape surgery" metaphor and your Numbers template; it adds a fun, engaging element to practicing this skill. Thanks for sharing!

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