Volume lessons

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

Volume can be a tricky concept for students. Check out these 5 tips to make this concept easier for your students.

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

Free fifth grade centers, anchor chart, interactive notebook, and printable activities for teaching volume in upper elementary.

This geometry song for kids in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade will teach about calculating and measuring volume using cubic units: in the UK for year 4 & year 5.

Teaching volume of rectangular prisms doesn’t have to be boring! Ditch the volume of rectangular prisms worksheets and try this hands-on volume activities instead. I am sharing an interactive math notebook activity with 3D volume notes, a volume activity that involves the use of cubes, and a volume activity where students build their own boxes. I also share a free volume of rectangular prisms game that is perfect for your 5th grade students. Add these math ideas to your math lessons!

Worked-out Problems on Volume of a Cuboid | How to Find Cuboid Volume? – Big Ideas Math Answers

Introducing the concept of volume to my students is never as easy as I always think it is going to be. I mean, I usually just assume that when I explain that volume is basically length x width x height, the kids will think, "Oh, yeah! That's like area with one more thing to multiply!" It never goes that way. I mean, never. Ever. So this year, when I set out to introduce the concept of volume to my students, I knew I needed to do something memorable that would help the concepts sink in. So…

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!