Area of a Parallelogram

by Sheila Cantonwine

Price: 325 points or $3.25 USD

Subjects: math

Grades: 5,6,7

Description: These 36 task cards are differentiated and cover area of parallelograms. They are differentiated with 3 different levels. Differentiation means students start with the easier questions then move to more challenging questions as they gain confidence. 12 cards have a yellow background and are the easiest. Students are asked whether certain shapes are parallelograms and they are also asked to calculate the area of different parallelograms. These questions are multiple choice. 12 cards have a pinkish orange background and are a little more difficult. Students are asked to calculate the area, base, or height of different parallelograms. These questions are fill in the blank where students are asked to type the correct answer. Some of the answers include decimals and fractions. The last 8 cards are green and they are the most challenging. These questions are word problems and students are asked to type the correct answer. Some of the questions include decimals and fractions. There are also 4 cards with a grey background with definitions and examples. These cards are aligned to the common core 6.G.A.1.