GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: 1-2 Weeks
Design Your Dream Bedroom: Real World Math Meets Creativity! (6 pages)
Looking for a meaningful, engaging way to teach area and perimeter? This hands-on lesson transforms your classroom into a team of young interior designers! Students apply their math skills to design their dream bedroom - using specific measurements, calculating area and perimeter, and making real-world decisions about space, layout, and function.
This resource blends math with creativity, giving students the opportunity to think critically, plan strategically, and demonstrate their understanding in a fun and memorable way. They’ll be challenged to go beyond rectangles and squares, using irregular shapes and combining different areas to build a layout that works.
What’s Included: • Clear, step-by-step student instructions • Planning sheets and design templates • Printable 1 cm graph paper for draft and good copy • Built-in assessment criteria
This project helps your students see the purpose behind perimeter and area, while giving them the freedom to explore, design, and create ~ all while doing math that matters.
TIP: Have students switch their draft with one another to double check their calculations and to ensure criteria has been met before they begin their good copy.
Extension: For students looking for a challenge, have them create furniture with irregular shapes but no diagonal lines. To extend them further, get them learning how to calculate diagonal lines and allow them to use them within their design!
GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: 1-2 Weeks
Design Your Dream Bedroom: Real World Math Meets Creativity! (6 pages)
Looking for a meaningful, engaging way to teach area and perimeter? This hands-on lesson transforms your classroom into a team of young interior designers! Students apply their math skills to design their dream bedroom - using specific measurements, calculating area and perimeter, and making real-world decisions about space, layout, and function.
This resource blends math with creativity, giving students the opportunity to think critically, plan strategically, and demonstrate their understanding in a fun and memorable way. They’ll be challenged to go beyond rectangles and squares, using irregular shapes and combining different areas to build a layout that works.
What’s Included: • Clear, step-by-step student instructions • Planning sheets and design templates • Printable 1 cm graph paper for draft and good copy • Built-in assessment criteria
This project helps your students see the purpose behind perimeter and area, while giving them the freedom to explore, design, and create ~ all while doing math that matters.
TIP: Have students switch their draft with one another to double check their calculations and to ensure criteria has been met before they begin their good copy.
Extension: For students looking for a challenge, have them create furniture with irregular shapes but no diagonal lines. To extend them further, get them learning how to calculate diagonal lines and allow them to use them within their design!
