Area Teaching Resources
Explore area worksheets, games, activities and more printable and digital teacher resources created for your math lesson plans!
Aligned with 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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Garden Design Project
A math project for students to design a public garden for their city
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Perimeter and Area Roll
Draw shapes on grid paper using dice numbers as dimensions and calculate each area and perimeter.
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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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Number Talks - Perimeter and Area Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 28 task cards.
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Build Your Own Theme Park – Project
A STEM project embedded in a real-world context.
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Area Worksheets
Practice finding the area of different shapes with this set of 4 worksheets.
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Area And Perimeter Task Cards
Practice finding the area and perimeter of shapes with this set of ten word problem task cards.
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Problem Solving Worksheet - Measurement
A problem solving worksheet involving measurement.
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Measuring Area Using Arrays
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of measuring area using arrays.
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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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Three Little Pigs Area Worksheet
A worksheet to practice finding area using square units.
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Area and Perimeter Word Problems
A collection of 13 area and perimeter word problems with answers.
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How Much Does It Measure? Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to reinforce a range of measurement concepts.
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Area of 2D Shapes — Poster Set
Use this set of posters to teach how to find the area of 2D shapes.
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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 of a Triangle – Worksheet
Practice applying math formulas with this area of a triangle worksheet.
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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 (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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Perimeter and Area Match-Up
Practice finding the perimeter and area of different squares and rectangles by completing 12 mini puzzles in three differentiation levels.
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Area Worksheet - Metric Units
A worksheet to use when teaching area using metric units.
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Area Formula for 2-D Shapes - Poster
A poster showing the area formula for different 2-D shapes.
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Measuring the Area of a Robot with Informal Units - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when measuring area with informal square units.
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Area Investigation - Big, Loud Feet!
A mathematics investigation involving area using informal units, embedded in a real-world context.
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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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Triangle War - Area of a Triangle Math Game
Practice finding and comparing the area of a triangle with a game of WAR!