These task cards have a wide range of uses in your classroom and can be modified however you wish. Students will calculate the area of a range of items around the classroom using formal measurement tools such as tape measures and rulers.
This is also a great opportunity to create a square metre ‘template’ by taping newspaper together so students can visualise larger areas.
Establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems
Solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes using appropriate metric units
Calculate perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles and the volume and capacity of prisms using familiar metric units
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another
Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances, calculates perimeters, and converts between units of length
Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of squares, rectangles and triangles
Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations
Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances including perimeters
Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of rectangles
Combines, splits and rearranges shapes to determine the area of parallelograms and triangles
Use counting grids such as square metres made from newspapers to calculate area.
Calculate the areas of triangles and other shapes with or without grids.