Area by Counting Squares: Four Grid Shapes
Count square-centimetre units to find the area of four shapes. Record the covered area beside each grid figure.
- Grades
- Grades 2–5
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Geometry, Math
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Ontario expectations
- E2.8 — use appropriate non-standard units to measure area
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This finding the area of grid shapes worksheet is a great resource for students to learn how to find the area of rectangles on a grid. This worksheet can help students count squares or use a formula to find the area of rectangles.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Find area by counting equal square-centimetre units.
Teaching tips
- Colour counted unit squares lightly in groups to prevent double counting.
- Compare a direct count with a rectangle-decomposition method for one shape.
Skills covered
- Unit counting — track covered squares without counting any twice.
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- E2.8 — use appropriate non-standard units to measure area, and explain the effect that gaps and overlaps have on accuracy
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Grid area
- Square centimetres
- Irregular figures
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