FAST Success Kit: Area, Surface Area & Volume

Teacher Guide

5-10 minute lesson plan

Learning objectives
Common misconceptions
Step-by-step lesson
IXL skill recommendations

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Concept Worksheet

Visual learning + guided practice

Area formulas with diagrams
Surface area using nets
Volume of prisms
Guided practice problems

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Practice Worksheet

Independent practice problems

Triangle and parallelogram areas
Trapezoid area problems
Surface area calculations
Volume word problems

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FAST Practice Quiz

Test-format questions

Multiple choice questions
Multi-select questions
Mirrors actual FAST format
6 assessment questions

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Parent Activity

10-minute home activities

Measuring real objects
Box and container math
Conversation starters
Spanish summary included

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Answer Keys

Teacher use only

All worksheet answers
Quiz answer explanations
Scoring guide
Intervention suggestions

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About This Kit

This FAST Success Kit is designed to help Grade 6 students master area, surface area, and volume concepts before taking the Florida FAST assessment. All content is aligned to Florida B.E.S.T. Standards and fact-checked for accuracy.

Standards Covered:

MA.6.GR.2.1 - Derive a formula for the area of a right triangle using a rectangle. Apply a formula to find the area of a triangle.
MA.6.GR.2.2 - Solve problems involving the area of quadrilaterals by decomposing them into triangles or rectangles.
MA.6.GR.2.3 - Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving the volume and surface area of right rectangular prisms using formulas.

Key Concepts: Area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids; surface area of rectangular prisms; volume of rectangular prisms; nets of 3D shapes