Perimeter and Area

Students have a hard time not confusing perimeter and area.  I decided to take it to the hall and do a group activity using the floor tiles.  I took painters tape and taped regular and irregular shapes on the floor.  Some of my students would forget where they started counting and double count resulting with an incorrect answer so I let them use Popsicle sticks to "mark off" where they had already counted.  They also had to draw off the shapes on graph paper to work the problem out. They loved the activity and had a much better understanding after this lesson.