Colouring NestArea by Counting Squares
- Ages 7–9
- 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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Six shapes drawn on square grids. The first two are rectangles; the others are made of two or three rectangles joined together, like an L, a T or a step. Every square inside a shape is one square unit, so the area is the number of squares it covers. Children count the squares, colouring each one as they go so none is counted twice, and write the area in square units. It is the idea behind every area formula: before multiplying, see what area means. Page 2 is the answer key.
Also try: Area of Rectangles Worksheet · Perimeter Worksheet · Multiplication Facts 0 to 5 Worksheet
Tips for this measurement worksheet
- Colour each square as you count it.
- Count in rows when you can: 3 rows of 4 is 12.
- Split an L shape into two rectangles and add the two areas.
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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