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Measuring Area with Squares

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Measuring Area with Squares

Grid paper with shapes

📐 Part 1: Understanding Area

1. What does area tell us about a shape?

How many sides it has

How much space it covers

What colour it is

2. Look at this rectangle on grid paper. Count the squares inside and write the area.

The area is _______ squares.

3. Circle the shape that has the larger area:
4. Which unit do we use to measure area?

Centimetres

Squares

Corners

🔢 Part 2: Counting Squares

5. Count the squares in each shape and write the area:

Shape A: _______ squares

Shape B: _______ squares

Shape C: _______ squares

6. Draw a shape that has an area of 6 squares on the grid below:
7. Compare the areas. Fill in the blanks with more than, less than, or same as:

A rectangle with 8 squares has _____________ area than a triangle with 5 squares.

A square with 9 squares has _____________ area as another shape with 9 squares.

🎯 Part 3: Problem Solving

8. Sarah covers her book with squares. She counts 12 squares. Tom covers his book with the same size squares and counts 15 squares. Whose book has the larger area?
9. Explain how you would find the area of your desk using squares:
10. Create your own shape on grid paper and find its area:

My shape has an area of _______ squares.

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