Worksheets to Teach Area and Perimeter

I love teaching math in ways that are not typical. By “typical,” I mean the way I was taught. I honestly cannot remember a thing when learning about area and perimeter, other than when I showed my teenager through research in our homeschool. These ideas and worksheets to teach area and perimeter may help you during math time like they did mine.

I have learned over the years that it greatly benefits children to teach them concepts before application.

I remember in school we learned the mathematical formulas; then we were given worksheets to just do it. What if kids didn’t get it? What if kids made mistakes, but the teacher needed to move on to the next lesson on the syllabus? Shouldn’t the learning process include “why” a formula is necessary?

Unfortunately, this gap in learning happens often. When researching how to teach my daughter area and perimeter, I was happy to know I could use worksheets for practice but really teach the concepts so she can actually “get it.” 

Finding the area and perimeter are things kids really can apply in life. Therefore, when teaching my daughter, I was more interested in helping her understand why she needed to learn it and how the formulas work. Understanding the concepts help her retain what she was learning more effectively. 

The worksheets then allowed my daughter to practice and improve her problem-solving skills with the formulas. It was a good adventure; one of my homeschooling mom WINS.

Check out these activities to get your children engaged when learning area and perimeter:

Pattern block designs

Many of us have pattern blocks at home or in the playroom. If so, these are perfect for having your students find the perimeter of the pattern blocks using the side of the square as 1 unit. Students can then make designs out of the pattern blocks and trace their design on construction paper to solve.

Minecraft Lover Area and Perimeter Practice             

The game Minecraft is a great way to teach solving for area or perimeter by building a variety of square or rectangular structures. My son loves Minecraft, so I am definitely using this method with him when teaching area and perimeter next year.

Building rectangles

Kids like my son do well being able to “see” math. Most kids really grasp concepts when they can “see” math as well. Building rectangular blocks with construction paper can help kids visually see the sides they need to measure for areas or rectangles. 

Cheez-it cracker area and perimeter

Cheez-its make perfect area and perimeter squares on a sheet for practice. Kids can make their own shapes with the Cheez-its on a sheet of paper; they draw a picture of each image on their recording sheet and then solve for area or perimeter.

Using these worksheets to teach area and perimeter will help them with the concept:

Assessment for Area and Perimeter (FREEBIE) | The Owl Teacher

Task Cards Area & Perimeter (FREE) | The Curriculum Corner

Hands-On Area and Perimeter Game {FREE Printable} | Math Geek Mama

3 FREE Math Activities For Area, Perimeter, Volume | TeachJunkie

Learn Area and Perimeter Using LEGOs FREE Printable Task Cards | School Time Snippets

Fun to Use Garden Themed Area & Perimeter Cards | 3 Dinosaurs

Download Printable Pages for LEGO Area and Perimeter FREE | Walking by the Way

One Word Problem to Further Explore Area and Perimeter (FREE) | You’ve Got This Math

FREE Area and Perimeter Task Cards, 3rd 4th Grade Math Review Games & Activities | Promoting Success

Minecraft Area and Perimeter Project | Stephanie Blythe

Area and Perimeter Game with Task Cards and QR Codes | Laura Candler

Sir Cumference Living Math Books for Homeschoolers – 15 FREE Resources to go with the Books

Area Worksheets – 2nd Grade Math Worksheets | Itsy Bitsy Fun

FREE Perimeter and Area | Teaching With a Mountain View

Area and Perimeter Task Cards – FREE Footloose Math Game | Cognitive Cardio with Middle School Math Moments

Same Area Different Perimeter Rectangles:  FREE 40 Math Matching Game Cards 3M43 | K8MathSense

Perimeter and Area Worksheets “Construction Theme” | Math Nut

No Prep Area and Perimeter Printables – Encourage Higher Level Thinking | Ashleigh

Worksheets for Area and Perimeter | EasyTeaching.net

Identifying Area and Perimeter | Sailing into Second

Area and perimeter worksheets (rectangles and squares) | HomeschoolMath.net

Math Lesson Freebie – Area Perimeter Footloose | The Best Teacher Entrepreneurs

Some types of math, kids can legitimately argue that they will never use it. However, knowledge of area and perimeter is not one. Besides mathematics being a career field that needs more people, some concepts in math are extremely useful for us to learn. 

The practical application of area and perimeter is used by architects, engineers, graphic designers, or farmers (calculation of planting seeds in a field). 

Understanding how space works help everyday folks like you and me in things like hanging up picture frames, painting a room, buying a home, remodeling a kitchen, or building a deck. Helping kids to understand the importance of area and perimeter will motivate them to want to learn it.

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