ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area Rectangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will understand area measured in square centimeters. They will understand and use the formula in words for the area of a rectangle.
Mr. Martini's Classroom
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Area of Triangles, Trapezoids & Parallelograms
Students solve for the area of rectangles, squares, triangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Quadrilaterals
This one page website offers you the challenge to find as many quadrilaterals as you can. The solution is available right at the website.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Review: Area
Find a quick, concise explanation of area and the formulas for different shapes. An example is given to help you understand how find the area of a shape. The area formulas are listed for different types of shapes.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Count the Trapeziums (Trapezoids)
The challenge at this one page website, is to see how many trapezoids (British-trapeziums) you can find in the figure. When you have your results, you can easily check it right at the website.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Patios
Does bigger perimeter mean bigger area? Answer this question when you try this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Discover how understanding area and perimeter can be useful in real world situations.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Shape Surveyor (Area and Perimeter of Rectangles)
Players are given the lengths of two sides of a series of rectangles and must calculate the area or perimeter of each rectangle.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Area & Perimeter: Math Worksheets
This tool allows you to create worksheets of word problems at varying levels of difficulty where students must calculate the area or perimeter of different polygon shapes. You can choose to set up the page using any of these polygon...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Basic Shapes
This review lesson plan about basic shapes (polygons)contains varied hands-on exercises and tilings about triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons.