Area: printable worksheets

Sample worksheet

The first 6 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.

What students practise

I can find area by counting unit squares or multiplying, and perimeter by adding side lengths.

Students understand area as the number of unit squares that cover a shape with no gaps or overlaps and perimeter as the distance around it, then find both for rectangles and rectilinear figures.

Key words

area

the number of unit squares that cover a shape

perimeter

the distance around a shape

unit square

a square with sides one unit long

square unit

the unit that measures area

side length

how long one side of a shape is

Common mistakes

• Finds the area when asked for the perimeter, or the perimeter when asked for the area.
• Writes units for an area, or square units for a perimeter.
• Adds only the labelled sides of an L-shaped figure.

Standards

Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.

• 3.MD.C.5: Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement. (unverified)
• 3.MD.C.6: Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units). (unverified)
• 3.MD.C.7a: Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. (unverified)
• 3.MD.C.7b: Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning. (unverified)
• 3.MD.C.7c: Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning. (unverified)
• 3.MD.C.7d: Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems. (unverified)

Related topics

• Before this: Multiplication concepts (Grade 3)
• Next: Perimeter (Grade 3)