Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Area (Elementary)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
In this lesson students will practice finding the area of rectangular shapes and irregular shapes with right angles and understand why the area formula works for rectangular shapes. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5.b A plane figure which can...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Area by Counting Unit Squares

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find the area of shapes by counting the unit squares inside them. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video tutorial, or receive hints on how to find area....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Area in Grid

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to count the area in a grid where each square on the grid is one square unit of area. The video is followed by practice problems covering the...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Area of Rectangles: A More Efficient Way?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will connect the concepts of counting each square unit and multiplying the side lengths to compute the area of a rectangle. They will extend this knowledge by computing a side...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 4

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [4:34] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This article describes a new approach to teaching children more than just memorizing a formula to find area and hope they don't confuse it with perimeter. This approach involves a project with real life situations....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Area With Partial Unit Squares

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Count unit squares and partial unit squares to find the area of shapes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly or receive step-by-step hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Areas of Rectangular Composite Figures Overlap 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions where students are presented with one or more smaller rectangles within a larger one. They must calculate the area of the larger...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Multiplication and Area

For Students 3rd Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in multiplication and area.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Understanding Area

For Students 2nd - 4th
Compare the amount of unit squares that cover figures. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video tutorial, or receive hints related to the concept of area.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Activity: Garden Area

For Students 3rd - 5th
The learning activity explores area. Students determine the area of their garden by counting squares.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 3

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [2:41] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Counting Unit Squares to Find Area Formula

For Students 2nd - 4th
This tutorial includes a video, questions and explanations around using unit squares to see why multiplying side-lengths can also find the area of rectangles.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Us Standard Area

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students learn how to measure area using US Standard Units. A definitions, examples, and practice problems are included.
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Quia

Ixl Learning: What Is Surface Area?

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to surface area then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 3.md the Square Counting Shortcut

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This is a rectangle subdivision task; ideally instead of counting each square. students should break the letters into rectangles, multiply to find the areas, and add up the areas. Aligns with 3.MD.C: CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.6 Measure...
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Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Surface Area of a Cube

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to the surface area of a cube. It provides definitions, examples, and interactive activities that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Create Rectangles With a Given Area

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice finding the area of rectangles by counting unit square. Create rectangles with a given area by covering unit squares. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Partitioning Composite Figures Into Rectangles to Find Area 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to partition a shape into rectangles and add their areas together to get the area of the whole figure. Includes video...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is Area?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Area is the concept of covering a region with "unit squares".
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Area With Halves

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Fractions can be used to understand halves of a unit square.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe, G Co, G Srt Unit Squares and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown three unit squares and two line segments connecting two pairs of vertices. They are asked to find the area of a triangle formed by intersecting lines. They can solve it using coordinate geometry or...