1. 1. Choose a starting point.
Standard MG Lessons 14.1
Objective: Find the perimeter using squares
Perimeter is the total distance around a shape. Pretend you are an ant walking around the shape, you want to know how far you walked.
l l l
Steps
1. Choose a starting point.
2. Mark each unit with a hash mark as you “walk” around the shape.
Created by Therese Duffy 2011

2. 1. Choose a starting point.
Standard MG Lessons 14.1
Objective: Find the perimeter using squares
Perimeter is the total distance around a shape. Pretend you are an ant walking around the shape, you want to know how far you walked.
l l l
l l l
Steps
1. Choose a starting point.
l l l l
2. Mark each unit with a hash mark as you “walk” around the shape. l l
Created by Therese Duffy 2011

3. 1. Choose a starting point.
Standard MG Lessons 14.1
Objective: Find the perimeter using squares
Perimeter is the total distance around a shape. Pretend you are an ant walking around the shape, you want to know how far you walked.
l l l
l l l
Steps
1. Choose a starting point.
l l l l l l l
l l l l
2. Mark each unit with a hash mark as you “walk” around the shape. l l
3. Count all your marks as you “walk” around the shape again to find the perimeter. l
Created by Therese Duffy 2011