Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics IV

I. OBJECTIVE

a. Find the area of a triangle.

b. Calculate the given problem.
c. and complete their answer with the use of given formula.

II. PREREQUISITE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS

a. Topic: Finding the Area of a Triangle

b. References: Mathematics IV Learner’s Guide, pages 205-208, Mathematics For Life 4, pages
225-226, Internet
c. Materials: Big Party Hat, Colored papers, Ruler, activity sheets for groupings, laptop and
projector
d. Values: Perseverance and cooperation

III. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

A. Preliminary Activities
1. SPAD

Yaya Dub needs to clean the garden. The garden is in parallelogram shaped. If the based is
12 meters and the height is 6 meters. Find its area.

2. Drill
Solve the following number sentences using multiplication and division.
1. 8 x 4 ÷ 2 = n
2. (5)(8) = n
2
3. 12 x 3 = n
2
4. 10 x 5 ÷ 2 = n
5. 3 x 4 ÷ 2 = n

3. Review
Find the area of each parallelogram.

b = 3cm
h = 4m
h = 8cm
 b = 6m

B. Developmental Activities
1. Motivation

Billy wants to buy a triangular hat for his costume. He goes in a

supermarket and there he finds so many hats. Help Billy to find the hat he wants for
his costume.

Ask:
- What is the shape of the hat Billy wants for his costume?
- Measure the base and the height of the hat.
What is the height? What is the base?

2. Presentation
Vocabulary words:
AREA - a part or section within a larger place.
TRIANGLE – a shape that made up of 3 lines, 3 angles and 3 sides.

FINDING THE AREA OF A TRIANGLE

If we have two triangles and they combined
together. We formed a parallelogram, thus,
triangle is half of a parallelogram.

The area in finding a

parallelogram is A = bh
b= 6cm h = 6cm

So, the area in finding the area of a triangle is A = or A= (bh) , where b = base and h = height.

Examples:

A= bh/2 2. A = bh/2
3cm
 A = 6cm x 3cm / 2 A = 8m (3m)/2

A = 1 sq cm A = 12 sq m
1.
3m

6cm 8m

3. Application
- Divide the class into 4.
Group 1: Draw a right triangle. Label the base and height as 12 cm and 4 cm. Find the
area. Group 2: Vince is surveying a plot of land in the shape of triangle. The area of the
land is 24 square meters. If the height measured 4 meters. What is the base?
Group 3: A 10 meters ladder is leaning against the building. The bottom of the ladder is 5
meters away from building. What is the area of the space of the ladder?
Group 4: what is the height of a triangle with a base of 5 inches and an area of 20 square
inches?

4. Generalization
The formula in finding an area of a triangle is A = bh/2 or A = ½ bh where b = base and h =
height.
The formula in finding the missing height and base of a triangle is:
b = A(2)/h and h = A(2)/b

IV. EVALUATION
Solve the following.
2. 3.
1. h = 4m A = 3 sq m h = 5cm b =
Ss
6m b = 2m A = 10 sq cm

h =? b =?
A =?

V. HOME ACTIVITY
Complete the table below.
Triangle Base (b) Height (h) Area
1 4m 2m
2 6 cm 4 cm
3 12 in 84 sq in
4 12 m 36 sq m
5 9 dm 10 dm