Area Teaching Resources
Explore area worksheets, games, activities and more printable and digital teacher resources created for your maths lesson plans!
Aligned with the Australian maths curriculum, each resource in this area teaching collection has undergone careful review by our maths teachers to ensure it's ready for your students. You'll even find differentiated resources so you can meet the needs of each learner in your classroom.
Are you new to teaching this measurement concept? Or maybe you're just looking for fresh ways to engage your students on the topic? Read on for a primer from our teacher team, including a kid-friendly definition of area.
What Is Area? A Kid-Friendly Definition
When introducing a concept in the maths classroom for the first time, having a kid-friendly definition on hand can be helpful to start the lesson. Here's one that our teacher team likes to use!
Area is the measure of space inside of a shape. Different shapes can have different areas, depending on their size and dimensions.
How to Find Area — A Simple Equation
Finding the area of a particular shape requires our students first know how to measure the length and the width of a particular object. What happens next will depend on the shape.
- For squares and rectangles, you can multiply the length by the width, using the formula Area = Length × Width
- For triangles, the area is calculated using the formula Area = 0.5 × Base × Height
- For circles, the area is calculated using the formula Area = π × Radius²
The measurement of an area is expressed in square units, such as square centimetres (cm²), square metres (m²), square feet (ft²), etc.
Area vs. Perimeter — What's the Difference?
Teaching perimeter often comes alongside teaching students to measure the area of an object. So what's the difference?
- Area — As we already mentioned, the area of an object is a measurement of the space inside the shape.
- Perimeter — The perimeter of an object, on the other hand, represents the measurement of the total length of the sides of a shape.
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Area Investigation - Big, Loud Feet!
A mathematics investigation involving area, embedded in a real-world context.
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Visual Estimation Games - Estimating Collections Interactive Task Cards
Play visual estimation games like this estimating collections interactive activity to let your students hone their spatial awareness, estimation and mental maths skills.
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Finding the Area of 2D Shapes Poster
Display this math poster showing the area formula for different 2D shapes during your space and measurement lessons.
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Area of a Parallelogram – War Game
Practise finding and comparing the area of a parallelogram with a game of WAR!
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Area of a Triangle – Differentiated Maths Mazes
Use the area of a triangle formula as you work your way through this set of differentiated maths mazes.
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Area of a Parallelogram – Task Cards
Practise calculating the area of a parallelogram with this set of 24 task cards designed for year 7 students.
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Number Talks - Geometry Task Cards
Build geometric reasoning with this set of 24 task cards.
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Introduction to Area
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Measuring Area with Informal Units Unit Plan
This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering area using informal units.
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Assessment - Measuring Area with Informal Units
A 30 minute assessment in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of area.
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Revision of Area
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise and consolidate the concept of area.
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Area Investigation - Big, Loud Feet!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply knowledge and understanding of area to a real-world context.
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Measuring Area of Shapes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will measure the area of plane shapes using informal square units.
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Measuring Area
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the concept of area and how it can be measured using informal square units.