Area of a Rectangle: The Formula and Problems
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Area of a Rectangle: The Formula and Problems
Rectangle area for Year 6: four items that build A = l × w from rows of unit squares, then six practical problems, such as carpet to buy, a missing side, tiles for a wall, and tins of paint, each answered with its unit. With an answer key.
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Area of a RectangleA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Pages
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- Time
- About 25 minutes
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- Area of Rectangles in cm² and m²
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Find the area of a rectangle by counting unit squares and then by multiplying its length and width, find its perimeter by adding its sides, find a missing side, and find the area of shapes made of rectangles.
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How to use this sheet
- Have the child trace the outside of the shape with a finger for perimeter, and shade the inside for area.
- Ask the child to write the units each time: cm for perimeter, square cm (cm²) for area.
- For composite shapes, have the child draw a line to split the shape into rectangles first.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up area and perimeter. Perimeter goes around; area covers.
- For perimeter of a rectangle, adding only the two sides shown. A rectangle has four sides.
- Missing the sides with no number on a composite shape. Work out each missing side first.
