Unit Plan
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...
Activity
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.
Unit Plan
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...
Interactive
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby's Math Resources: Finding the Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
The tutorial investigates area and how it is the total number of square tiles covered. Examples and practice problems are included.
Professional Doc
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.
Unit Plan
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Rectangles [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: Rectangles learning activity that applies skills to create rectangles.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Tiled Floor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An area problem involving diagonals of a tiled floor.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to learn how to find the area of a rectangle. Click on "Instructions" for details on how to use this tool. Click on "Explore" for more ideas.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Rectangles With Fraction Side Lengths

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice computing the areas of rectangles that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Peculiar Perimeter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior math problem skills and proof experience is recommended. Tile constructions may be used to solve this perimeter and area problem.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Dance Space

For Students K - 1st
In this lesson, students students explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement and calculate the area needed to perform the African-American dance Zudio.
Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Comparing Rectangles [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Comparing Rectangles is a learning activity that applies skills that compare rectangles.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Kitchen Floor

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A "one star" geometry problem that requires finding the visual pattern and applying logic with basic math skills to solve how many tiles are needed to complete the kitchen floor pattern.
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Lesson Plan: Area and Volume

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan helps students understand the difference between area and volume. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Little Squares

For Students 3rd - 8th
What are square numbers? Use tiles at this one page website to discover the pattern of square numbers. See if you can solve the challenge. Once you have your solution you can check the solution given right at the website.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Patios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.