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Group 1

Tapatoru: Week 6

Perimeter

WALT: find the perimeter of a shape.

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What is the perimeter of a shape?

The Perimeter is a measurement around the outside of a shape.

To measure the perimeter of a shape we need to use ADDITION to add up the lengths of the different sides of a shape

5cm + 5cm + 5cm +5cm = 20cm

20cm is the PERIMETER of this shape.

5cm

5cm

5cm

5cm

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Calculate the perimeter of these shapes

4cm

4cm

2cm

2cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

4cm

4cm

6cm

6cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

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Calculate the perimeter of these shapes

5cm

5cm

1cm

1cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

5cm

5cm

4cm

4cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

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Calculate the perimeter of these shapes

5cm

5cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

2cm

2cm

2cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

5cm

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Calculate the perimeter of this shape

5cm

10cm

The perimeter of this shape is ____

10cm

5cm

5cm

5cm