Area Teaching Resources
Explore area worksheets, games, activities and more printable and digital teacher resources created for your math lesson plans!
Aligned with both TEKS and Common Core math, each resource in this area teaching collection has undergone careful review by our math teachers to ensure it's ready for your students. You'll even find differentiated resources so you can meet the needs of each individual 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 math 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 centimeters (cm²), square meters (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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Perimeter and Area Dice Game
Use this area and perimeter dice game as a math center activity when teaching area and perimeter to your 3rd and 4th graders.
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Number Talks - Perimeter and Area Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 28 task cards.
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Area And Perimeter Word Problem Task Cards
Use these area and perimeter task cards in your math centers to give your students practice solving real-world word problems.
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Measuring Area Using Informal Units Worksheets
Use this set of area worksheets to help your students practice measuring the area of regular and irregular shapes using informal (square) units.
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5th Grade Math Review – Google Slides Interactive Activity
Review important 5th-grade math standards with a student-led interactive activity that covers 12 different mathematical concepts.
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Area Worksheets
Practice finding the area of different shapes with this set of 4 worksheets.
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Interactive Area Puzzle (Squares and Rectangles)
Find the area of 16 shapes on the board and match the corresponding pieces to reveal a mystery picture.
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Area and Perimeter Haunted House Project
Design your own haunted house and practice finding the perimeter and area of rectangular figures with an exciting Halloween Math Activity!
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Halloween Area and Perimeter Color by Number Worksheet
Use these Halloween color-by-number worksheets to practice identifying the perimeter and area of regular polygons.
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Design a Food Truck Math Project
Introduce your students to the world of Food Trucks as they master math, STEM, and art to design and run their own food truck.
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Perimeter and Area Digital Puzzles
Give students practice finding the area and perimeter of squares and rectangles with these digital area and perimeter puzzles.
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Three Little Pigs Area Worksheet
A worksheet to practice finding area using square units.
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Introduction to Area Instructional Slide Deck
Introduce the concept of measuring the area of regular shapes with this 22-slide instructional slide deck.
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Estimation Activity: Estimating Space Worksheet Set
Use this estimation activity to give your students practice estimating space, converting measurements, and problem solving.
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Finding the Area of Composite Shapes Task Cards
Calculate the area of rectilinear shapes with a set of Finding the Area of Composite Shapes Task Cards for 5th Grade and 6th Grade.
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Area (Measuring Regular and Irregular Shapes) Interactive Activity
Assign this colorful area interactive activity in your next math class to help students practice measuring the area of regular and irregular shapes!
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Measuring Area Using Informal Units Interactive Activity
Use this set of ten interactive slides to help your students practice measuring the area of regular and irregular shapes using informal (square) units.
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Area Formula for 2D Shapes Anchor Chart
Display this math poster showing the area formula for different 2D shapes during your geometry lessons.
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Area of a Parallelogram – War Game
Practice finding and comparing the area of a parallelogram with a game of WAR!
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Area of a Parallelogram – Differentiated Math Mazes
Determine the area of different parallelograms with a set of differentiated math mazes.
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Area of a Triangle – Differentiated Math Mazes
Use the area of a triangle formula as you work your way through this set of differentiated math mazes.
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Area of a Parallelogram – Task Cards
Practice calculating the area of a parallelogram with this set of 24 task cards designed for 6th-grade students.
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Area of a Parallelogram – Match-Up Activity
Calculate the area of parallelograms and match them with their corresponding areas with this match-up activity.
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Area of a Parallelogram – Worksheet
Practice finding the area of a paralellogram with this math worksheet designed for 6th-grade students.
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Area of a Triangle Matching Activity for 6th Grade
Calculate the area of triangle figures and match them with their corresponding areas with this match-up activity.
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Area of a Triangle – Task Cards for 6th Grade
Sixth graders use multiplication and division skills to determine the area of a triangle with this set of 24 task cards.
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Area of a Triangle – Worksheet
Practice applying math formulas with this area of a triangle worksheet.
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Triangle War - Area of a Triangle Math Game
Practice finding and comparing the area of a triangle with a game of WAR!
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Same Perimeter, Different Area Word Problems – Worksheet
Practice solving multi-step word problems involving objects that have the same perimeter but different areas.
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Interactive Area Puzzle (Triangles)
Set this task for students to find the area of 16 triangles on the board and match the corresponding pieces to reveal a mystery picture.
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End of Year- Carnival Planning Project
Integrate STEM activities into your end-of-year lessons by inviting young entrepreneurs to plan, design, and advertise their own carnival!
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Perimeter and Area Poster
A poster that explains and compares the concepts of perimeter and area.