LESSON 58: Measuring Perimeter

(M4ME-IIIg-48)

Week 8
Objectives:
 Visualize the perimeter of any given closed plane figure in different situations
 Measure the perimeter of any given closed figure using appropriate tools
 Derive the formula for perimeter of any given closed figures
 Find the perimeter of triangles, squares, rectangles, parallelograms and trapezoids

Value Focus: Cleanliness

Prerequisite Concepts and Skills:

 Identifying and describing triangles and quadrilaterals
 Measuring length of objects using the appropriate unit of measure
 Adding and multiplying numbers mentally

Materials: TG, LM, ruler, meter stick, pictures, real objects, activity sheets, drill cards

References: K to 12 Grade 4 CG and LM Math Grade 4 pages 183 to 185

Instructional Procedure:
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Drill
A. Conduct a drill on adding and multiplying numbers mentally.
5 + 5 = ______ 12 + 24 = ______ 10 + 18 = _____
4 x 10 = _____ 5 x 20 = _______ 15 x 2 = ______
(Give some more items)
B. Have a guessing game on polygons
1. I am a polygon with four equal sides. What am I?
2. I have three sides and three angles. What am I?
3. I have two long parallel sides and two short parallel sides. What shape
am I?
4. We belong to a group of plane figures with four sides. What are we?
(The teacher may opt to give more descriptions about other polygons for
the pupils to guess)

2. Review
Ask what unit of measurement and measuring tool is appropriate for the
following.
- distance between buildings - length of a ball pen
- sides of a handkerchief - edge of a table
- length of a safety pin - sides of a blackboard

3. Motivation
Show a multi-colored buntings.
Ask: What is the shape of this buntings? When do we usually see these buntings? Why
do all barangays in our municipality put up buntings before every fiesta celebration?
Say: This time, we shall learn more about shapes.
Ask: What other shapes do you know aside from triangle?
 B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation

Let the pupils observe the following pictures.

(VCES II School Plaza)

(Table)

(VCES II Flagpole)

(buntings)

2. Performing the activity

Group the pupils into 3 groups
Assign different objects to each group. Let the pupils work together to find the answers
to the given activity following the guide questions:
a. What is the measurement of its sides?
b. What is the total distance around the figure?
c. How were you able to find the total distance around the figure?
d. What formula can you derive to find the distance around the figure?
e. Can you think of other ways to find the distance around the figure?
f. If you are going to find the distance around the figure, how will you do it?

Let the different groups display their output and ask them to discuss their answers.

3. Processing the Activity

After all the groups have presented, ask: How do you find the activity? How were
you able to find the answers?
Lead the pupils to note that what they have found out is the perimeter of the
closed figures given.

4. Reinforcing the Concept and Skill

Discuss the presentation under Explore and Discover on page 183, LM Math
Grade 4, then give the following activities.
A. Ask to pupils to work on A and B under Get Moving on page 184, LM Math Grade
4. Check their answers and provide immediate corrective measures.
B. For more practice, have the pupils work on Keep on Moving on page 184, LM
Math Grade 4. Call some pupils to show their answers in the board.

5. Summarizing the Lesson

Lead the pupils to give the following generalization by asking:
What is perimeter? How do you find the perimeter of the given figure? What is the
formula of finding the perimeter of a triangle, a square, a rectangle and a
parallelogram?
 The Perimeter of a closed figure is the distance around the figure. To find the perimeter
of a polygon get the sum of the lengths or measurements of its sides.

6. Applying to New and Other Situations

Let the pupils solve the problems under Apply Your Skills on page 185, LM Math
Grade 4.

C. Assessment
A. Find the perimeter of the following figures.
B. Give the formula in finding the perimeter of the following figures, then use it to find the
perimeters.

Figures Formula Perimeter

D. Home Activity
Remediation
Find he total perimeter of the figures that you can see below.

Prepared by:

Leah M. Piscos and Laila O. Torrechiva