I.

OBJECTIVE:
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to do the following with at least 80% success:
1. Identify the perimeter of a polygon.
2. State the rule for finding the perimeter of a polygon.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Perimeter of a Polygon

III. LEA,RNING MATERIALS:

Piece of wire, cut –out polygons, tape, textbook

IV. PROCEDURE:

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

A. Preparatory Activity:

Motivation:
What do farmers do to protect their land and property? -They put a fence around their lot

Finding how much barbed wire they need to put a fence

around their whole property requires finding the
perimeter.
How does one find the perimeter of a plane figure?

Paste cut out figures on the board.

What figures can you see on the board?

-Triangle ma’am.
-Rectangle
-Square
-Pentagon
-Hexagon
-Octagon
(Let the pupil write their answer on the board below
each figure)

Very good!
Now, what do you call these figures? -Polygons

That’s correct! What are polygons? -Polygons are closed figure made up of line segments
that meet at the endpoints called vertices.
B. Presentation:
Presentation:
I have here a piece of wire.
(From the wire, form a triangle and tape it on the board.)

What figure did I form from the wire? -Triangle Ma’am.

Very good!
Can you describe the triangle? -It has 3 sides.

Correct!
How did we form the triangle from the wire? -The sides formed by the wire made up the triangle?

Very good!
If we are to measure the length of this wire, we will be
getting the triangle’s perimeter.

(Ask one pupil to come in front to show how to measure - (The pupil straightens, measures the length of the
the length of the wire) wire and shows it to the class).
The length of this wire is the perimeter of the triangle.

Very good!
What if you have other polygons and you cannot
straighten the sides like this triangle, what shall we do?

C. Compare and abstract:

Group the pupils by five. Give each group the activity
sheet and distribute the materials for the activity. Let the
pupils do the activity.
 ACTIVITY SHEET
Perimeter
Materials: string 100cm long, Styrofoam, push pins, ruler,
marker
Procedure:
1. Measure the string.
2. Form any polygon by marking the corners with
the push pin on the styrofoam.
3. Tie the string around the push pins to serve as
sides of the polygon.
4. Measure the sides of the polygon with a ruler.
Use the centimeter units. How long is its side?
What is the perimeter of the polygon?
5. The distance that is covered by the string is
called the perimeter. Perimeter is the distance
around a figure. How did you find the perimeter
of your polygon?
6. For the polygon you have made , write a number
sentence relating the lengths of its sides and
perimeter.
7. Do you think the way the way of finding the
perimeter of your polygon can also be applied to
other polygons? Explain.
8. Using your ruler (use the centimeter units), find
the perimeter of the polygon below.
Consider the different answers posed in step 6.
Is the perimeter of a polygon the sum of the lengths of all
its side?
How then do we find the perimeter of a polygon?
Discuss with the class the ideas from this activity.
Let the pupils present their group activity.
• (Step 4) The length of sides may vary
according to the polygon made by the pupils but
should have a perimeter close to 100 cm*
• (Step 5) Add the lengths of the sides of the
polygon.
• (Step 6) The number sentence is the sum of
the lengths of all sides of the polygon.
• (Step 7) Yes. The perimeter of every polygon
is the sum of the lengths of all its sides. Peri means
around and meter means measure.
- (Let the pupil write the different number
sentences on the board).
- Yes.( The different answers of the pupils from
each group confirm it)
-Pupils might answer
“multiply the sum of the length and width by two”
(if they formed rectangle)
“measure its side and multiply it by four”(if square)
Draw a rectangle on the board. If the sides of this
rectangle are labeled side 1, side 2, side 3, and 4, what
number sentence would represent its perimeter?

Perimeter =length of side 1+length of side 2+length of

side 3+length of side 4 or P=s1+s2+s3+s4 where
s1,s2,s3,and s4 are the lengths of the sides of the
rectangle.
However, because it is a rectangle, s1=s3 and s2=s4 so
P=2 x s1 + 2 x s2.

How do you find the perimeter of a hexagon?

D. Generalization:

E. Application:
Find the perimeter of each polygon.

F. Evaluation:

1. A square pizza has a perimeter of 80 cm. What is

the length of its side?
2. The rectangle has length 16 meters and width of
8 meters. If the rectangle is cut along one of its
diagonals to form two congruent triangles, how
does the perimeter of one of the triangles relate
to the perimeter of the rectangle? Why?