Volume lessons

Students benefit from hands-on activities to help boost their conceptual understanding of math. This focuses on measuring liquid volume.

Teaching math doesn't have to be dull. Hands-on lessons are both fun and extremely important to build understanding. In this post teach hands-on volume,

Get kids excited about math with these engaging volume activities that build conceptual understanding of reactgnular prisms.

Today, I wanted students to get a "real feel" for the volume of rectangular prisms. We learned the formula yesterday and I felt as if they understood how to complete the formula, but I wasn't convinced that they were convinced that there really were 36 cubic centimeters in the rectangular prism they calculated on paper ;) Whenever possible, I like to bring in some hands-on activities so that students can grasp a concept and truly see how a formula, fractions, etc work. I find that in math it…

Teaching volume in 5th grade? This post shares tips, strategies and FREE volume resources that focus on calculating the volume of rectangular prisms.

Additive Volume or Volume through Decomposition Anchor Chart CCMD.5.C

have always enjoyed teaching volume to my students. It's one of those interesting math concepts that requires students to use their visual spatial reasoning. I love any math concept that can boost a student's math confidence! There are a couple of things that I have learned work best for my students when it comes to calculating the volume of prisms and composite figures.

Exploring Volume Science Activity Math Play STEM for Kids

Introducing the concept of volume to my students is never as easy as I always think it is going to be. I mean, I usually just assume that when I explain that volume is basically length x width x height, the kids will think, "Oh, yeah! That's like area with one more thing to multiply!" It never goes that way. I mean, never. Ever. So this year, when I set out to introduce the concept of volume to my students, I knew I needed to do something memorable that would help the concepts sink in. So…

Volume is can be a tricky concept for my fifth graders to understand. They always want to revert back to their fourth grade knowledge of area and perimeter. I’ve finally settled on a hands-on activity that allows the kids to explore volume and discover the volume formula on their own.