Our Growing Garden

and Area Perimeter

We can plant a garden.

We can plant tomatoes.

We will need a fence around the perimeter of our garden.

1 + 3+1+3= the perimeterWe have a great garden!

1 1

3

3

Oh no! We forgot to plant lettuce in our garden!

The area of the garden has grown.Let’s count the squares.

3 in one row of tomatoes and 3 in one row of lettuce.

Area is expressed as length x width. The area of our

garden is---3 x 2 = area

3

1 2 3

length

1

22width

We will need to increase the fence around the perimeter of

our garden.

2+3+3+2= the perimeterWe have a great garden!

2

3

2

2

3

Oh no! We forgot to plant cucumbers in our garden!

The area of the garden has grown.

Let’s count the squares. 3 in one row of lettuce, 3 in one

row of tomatoes, and 3 in one row of cucumbers .

Area is expressed as length x width.

The area of our garden is ---3 x 3 = area

length3

width3

1 2 33

2

1

We will need to increase the fence around the perimeter of

our garden.

3+3+3+3= the perimeter

3 3

3

3

We have a great garden!

Have we forgotten any other vegetable?

Which one would you add to the garden?

If we add a vegetable, the area of the garden will increase and the perimeter fence will need

to increase in size!We have a great garden!

Perimeter = 8 feetArea = 3 square feet

Perimeter = 10 feetArea = 6 square feet

Perimeter = 12 feetArea = 9 square feet

THE ENDWritten by: Teresa Pinder MLS/AT,OTR/L, ATP

RLATS-Levy

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