Colouring NestArea and Perimeter Worksheet
- Ages 8–10
- Medium
- 2 pages
- Worksheet
- Answer key
- PDF: Letter & A4
- Updated
Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper, print it at 100% and use a pencil or crayon. Tap "Show solution" to check your answer, or print it as an answer key.
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Eight rectangles, one of them a square, each with its length and width written on. For each one, children find two things: the area (length times width, in square units) and the perimeter (all four sides added up). Doing both on the same shape is the best way to stop the two getting mixed up, and it shows that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters. The units change from shape to shape, so check the unit before you write. Page 2 is the answer key.
Also try: Measuring to the Nearest Inch · Measuring to the Nearest Half Inch · Multiplication Facts 0 to 5 Worksheet
Tips for this measurement worksheet
- Area: multiply the two sides. Perimeter: add all four sides.
- Write the unit every time: square units for area, plain units for perimeter.
- Ask: which rectangle has the biggest area? Is it the one with the biggest perimeter?
Page 2 of the PDF is the answer key. Squared graph paper is good for drawing your own shapes to swap with a friend. When this sheet feels easy, move on to the multiplication worksheets and the bar graph worksheet. See all measurement worksheets.
For teachers and parents
- What it practises
- Area by counting squares and by multiplying, perimeter of rectangles and other shapes, measuring to the nearest inch, half inch and centimeter, reading and making bar graphs, picture graphs and line plots, elapsed time
- How to use it
- Colour the squares for area and trace the edge for perimeter. Print the ruler sheets at 100% (Actual size). Read the scale or key before any graph. Answers on page 2.
- Time
- About 15–20 minutes
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Printing tips
- Colour the squares as you count them so none is counted twice.
- Trace round the edge with a finger for perimeter, saying each length.
- Read the scale of a graph before reading any bar.
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