esson Plan: Area of a ParallelogramMathematics

This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson
teaching students how to calculate the area of a parallelogram and solve word
problems requiring the areas of parallelogram-shaped figures.

Objectives
Students will be able to
 use models to show how the area of a parallelogram is related to the area of a
rectangle,
 identify the base and height of parallelograms,
 state the formula for the area of a parallelogram as area = base × height,
 use the area to find the base length or height of a parallelogram.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
 finding the area of rectangles,
 finding the area of triangles,
 perpendicular and parallel lines,
 finding the perimeters of shapes.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
 unit conversion,
 multiplying mixed numbers,
 multiplying decimals,
 area of composite shapes.