Volume activities

Teaching volume in 5th grade? This post shares tips, strategies and FREE volume resources that focus on calculating the volume of rectangular prisms.

Today, I wanted students to get a "real feel" for the volume of rectangular prisms. We learned the formula yesterday and I felt as if they understood how to complete the formula, but I wasn't convinced that they were convinced that there really were 36 cubic centimeters in the rectangular prism they calculated on paper ;) Whenever possible, I like to bring in some hands-on activities so that students can grasp a concept and truly see how a formula, fractions, etc work. I find that in math it…

Check out all 13 fun & engaging activities for teaching volume of prisms. Includes print and go resources, online tools, and hands-on activity ideas.

Unlock the secrets to teaching volume and dive into common volume of rectangular prisms misconceptions. Discover engaging hands-on activities to boost your students' understanding.

Students benefit from hands-on activities to help boost their conceptual understanding of math. This focuses on measuring liquid volume.

Exploring volume and capacity through hands-on activities will help children develop an awareness of these measurement concepts. Volume and capacity are properties of

Do you need ideas for making volume engaging for students? Check out these activities plus teaching tips for getting students to master these concepts. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

Give your students extra practice finding volume of right rectangular prisms with this fun volume math game! Roll-A-Rectangular-Prism is easy to play and perfect for math centers, partner work, or small group instruction.

Students design cube cities to demonstrate what they've learned about volume in this art/math lesson. Great for end-of-year project!

Are you using an interactive math notebook with your upper elementary students? Are you ready to wow your students with 3D volume notes? Instead of using a finding the volume anchor chart, I am sharing a fun way to teach volume of rectangular prisms in a hands-on way. This finding the volume activity is especially helpful for your visual learners. I also share a free volume of rectangular prisms game which is great for math centers! Grab your free math game here!

A terrific way to work on a math concept! This STEM challenge has kids exploring volume by using popcorn! Check the blog post for more!

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Volume can be a difficult concept for students. Fifth-grade students are expected to understand the concept of volume, calculate volume by counting cubes and

Teaching how to find the volume of prisms can be downright fun! This geometry topic lends itself so naturally to hands-on activities, and I KNOW you know how important hands-on activities are for students! When teaching 6th grade geometry, I always incorporate real life situations for my class. This helps keep students engaged and take ownership […]

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Teaching volume can be a daunting task. The materials I needed were not at my fingertips, so I needed to get creative. I knew I had one thing, and that was 3 tubs full of snap cubes. Why not have the students build the rectangular prisms, so they can break it apart and count how many it took to make it? After I modeled and explained what volume is, I gave students the chance to build some rectangular prisms. On my Promethean Board I posted a shape where you can see the number cubes in each…

This blog post describes a series of 5 activities for teaching surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Includes a free download of an activity for finding surface area of rectangular prisms.

Volume and Capacity Worksheets, Activities & Games Help your students learn about volume and capacity with these free printable worksheets, activities, and games! Perfect for kindergarten through 5th grade. Find what you need at

Explore Early measurement with these fun Non Standard Measurement activities for kids. Hands-on length, mass and capacity activities

Representing Volume and Surface Area of Right Rectangular Prisms with Unit Cubes