The Forest Hill team investigated how children come to understand the measurement of area with a focus on bridging the numerical-spatial divide.
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Garden Patio Lesson
Grade 1/2 teachers engage children with a narrative to explore area measurement. Children use both spatial and numerical reasoning to prove whether or not two shapes occupy the same area. Students use an approach to area measurement that calls on them to prove congruence through geometrical transformations and numerical unitization.
Area Measurement Clinical Interview
Watch and learn as Forest Hill P.S. Educator Wing-Yee Hui engages a student in a clinical interview focusing on area measurement.