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How can I explain this to a third grader (a math question)

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Originally posted by: So
Uh....why not give him the formula for the area of a triangle,


He doesn't know his times tables yet, but he is supposed to figure out 1/2(bh)?

Ok, another thing you have not thought of - you only know the exterior measurements, you don't know the 'height' - you have to use the pythagorean theorm for that.

I like the bowling pins, I showed him that, and he was like OOOOO. . ..
 
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