4 A’s Lesson Plan in Math

Grade 5

I – Objectives
Within the period, the students are expected to:
A. Discover the area formula of triangle
B. Answer problems involving area of triangles
C. Apply what they have learned in real life

II – Subject Matter
Topic: Area of Triangle
References: http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/Vol1/area_triangle.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=1874
Materials: Ruler, scissor, pencil

A. Daily Routine A. Daily Routine

1. Prayer 1. Prayer

Good morning class. Before we start may we The students will stand up and pray
all stand up and pray. (The teacher will pray)

2. Cleaning 2. Cleaning

Ok class, before you sit down; please pick up The students will pick up the pieces of paper and trash
the pieces of paper and trash. then the class will sit down.

3. Greeting 3. Greeting

Good morning once again class. So how are Good morning teacher!
you doing today (different responses)
Well good then

4. Checking of attendance 4. Checking of attendance

Are there any absents today? None

Very good!

B. Priming B. Priming

1. Recall 1. Recall

Before we begin to our lesson, let us have a

recap on our past lesson. So who can still Students will raise their hands.
recall our past lesson yesterday?
So let’s hear student A.
The past lesson was about the area of parallelogram.
Very good!

So last time we studied about the area of Students will raise their hands.
parallelogram. Who still remember the
formula in solving for the area of
parallelogram?

Let’s call for student B

. Area of a parallelogram is equal to base times height.
Very good! Thank you student B

2. Motivation 2. Motivation

Okay class, who wants prizes? The students will raise their hands.

So many of you want prizes. Well I have a The students will raise their hands.
puzzle here. I want someone to assemble the
pieces together and create a right triangle
from it. Whoever assembles the puzzle will
get a prize. Any volunteer?

Okay, student C, give it a try. Student C will assemble the puzzle.

Very good! Let’s give him a round of The students will clap.
applause.

Well, I have another question. Is it possible Different responses

to rearrange the pieces and come up with a
triangle with the same base and same height
yet have a missing area without excluding
any pieces?
Some students will raise their hands.
Who can give it a try?

How about you student D? Student D will try to assemble the puzzle.

(If the student solve the puzzle, the teacher

will say)
Very good! That was a hard one. Let us give The students will clap together.
him a round of applause.

(if no one solve the puzzle, the teacher will No one raise his hand.
say)

Thanks for trying. Anyone else?

So if nobody wants to try it, let me show you

how it is done.
(the teacher will show the class how to solve
the puzzle)

C. Activity C. Activity

So from our activity, who could guess our Students will raise their hands.
topic for today?

Let’s call student E.

I think our lesson for today is about area of a triangle.
That’s correct! Thank you student E.

So our topic today is about area of triangles.

I know every one of you knows what a
triangle is.

I want you to group yourselves into 3 groups The students will grouped themselves into 3 groups.

Now that you have grouped yourselves, I

will give each group activity sheets. All Yes teacher.
members should participate, ok? And don’t
make loud noises.

Ok, very well then.

(The teacher will distribute the activity

sheets to each group.) The students will scan the activity sheet.

Did you bring scissors and ruler?

Yes teacher.
Very good. You will need that in our
activity. So the instructions are written on the
activity sheets. After that, record the data and
answer the following questions. Group 1 will
answer question no. 1; group 2, question 2;
group 3, question 3.

D. Analysis D. Analysis

1. What are the area of the

rectangles A, B and C? How
about the triangles they
formed?
2. What is the sum of the areas
of the two triangles formed by
rectangle A? Is it equal to the
area of the same rectangle?
How about B and C?
3. What is the area of the largest
triangle formed by rectangle
D? What can you say about its
 area compare to its original
shape?
OK class. Time’s up!
So may I call each group’s representative to
present their findings?
Very well said! Thank you every one for
your cooperation. Let us give ourselves a
round of applause.
E. Abstraction
You all did great in our activity. So now let
us go to the discussion. What can you say
about the area of the area of the rectangles
and the triangles they formed?
Very good!
Now let me ask you, if the area of rectangle
or any parallelogram is equal to base times
height, what is the formula for the area of a
triangle?
Very good!
The students will stop what they are doing and will sit
properly
Group’s representative will come in front and present
their findings
Group 1:
• Rectangle A has an area of 16 units2 and its
triangles both have an area of 8 units2.
• Rectangle B has an area of 24 units2 and its
triangles both have an area of 12 units2
• Rectangle C has an area of 12 units2 and its
triangles both have an area of 6 units2
Group 2:
• The sum of the triangles of rectangle A is 16
units2 and it has the same area with its original
shape, the same goes to other.
Group 3:
• The estimated area of the largest triangle is 17
units2 and its original shape’s area is 35 units2.
Its largest triangle is about the half of its
original area
The students will clap their hands.
E. Abstraction
The area of the triangle is equal to one half of their
original shape.
The area of triangle is equal to one half of the area of
parallelogram or ½bh.
You have discovered by yourselves the
formula for finding the area of a triangle.
You are now mathematicians.
The formula for finding the area of a triangle
is A= ½bh since the area of a triangle is one
half of the area of parallelogram. So now let
us have examples.

Find the area of the given triangle:

h = 9 cm

b = 6 cm

May we have a volunteer? Student F will raise his hand

Ok student F, try to solve it. Student will answer the example.

The area of the triangle is equal to 27 cm2

That is correct!
Very good student F.

Reminder guys, never ever forget the units, Yes teacher!

ok?

Another example Try to solve this: Students will raise their hands.

h =4 in
b = 15 in

Anyone from the class?

Student G, can you show us your answer in Student G will show his answer in the board.
the board? The answer is 30 in2.

Very good Student G. You may now take The student will take his seat.
your seat.

III - Generalization III - Generalization

Are there any questions? None teacher!

So let us have a recap.

What is the formula in finding the area of a The area of a triangle is equal to base times height.
triangle?

Very good!
How did we get the formula for the area of We got our formula since the area of triangle is one
the triangle? half of the area of rectangle.

Very good.

You all did understand the lesson

F. Application F. Application

Okay class, since there are no more questions The class will answer the problems.
and you all understood the lesson; please
answer the problems in the questionnaires
that will be handed to you.

(the teacher will distribute the questionnaire)

Solve for the following:

4. A triangular garden has a base

of 12m and a height of 7m.
Find the area of the garden.
5. A pyramid has a triangular
base. It covers 4,350 ft2 of the
land and has equal sides of 87
ft. What is the height of the
base of the pyramid?
6. If a triangular field has an
area of 150m2 and a height of
20m. What is its base?

Okay guys, times up. The students will stop writing and will pass their paper
to the front.
Please pass your papers to the front. And
please copy your assignments.

IV. Assignment

Answer the following.

1. A triangle has an area of 25m2. It has
a base of (2x + 1) m and a height of
(3x + 4) m. Find the measure of the
base and the height.
2. Find the area of an equilateral
triangle whose side’s are10m in
length. 3. The perimeter of an
isosceles triangle is 16 meter and has
an area of 12m2. Its height is 4m.
Find the measure of its sides.

So goodbye class. See you tomorrow. Good bye teacher!