Lessons tagged with "problem-solving"

This math lesson teaches students how to calculate the area of a composite figure. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for standardized assessments. In this lesson, students will identify the common geometric figures that make up a composite figure and then sum the separate areas to find the area of the whole. In addition to the lesson, there are two pages of independent practice and three pages of periodic review with questions modeled after standardized assessments.