Area - Counting Square Units

These are very basic level area worksheets. Students count the square units to find the area of the shapes. Worksheets include non-standard and standard units.

Basic Area Worksheets

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Count the squares to determine the number of square units each shape has. 2nd through 4th Grades

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Find the area of each shape by counting the square units. 3rd and 4th Grades

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This type is a little harder because the square grid is not drawn inside the shapes. 2nd through 4th Grades

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Part 1: Find the area of each shape by counting the square units. Part 2: Then draw squares to find the number of square units for each shape. Part 3: Complete the short answer question.

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Count the centimeters to find the perimeter and area of each shape. 2nd through 4th Grades

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Find the perimeter and area of each rectangle. Includes examples. 2nd through 4th Grades

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On the grid paper shown, draw a rectangle with an area of 20 square units. Then draw a square that is 4 square units in size. Then draw another square that is 9 times as large.

3rd and 4th Grades

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Task Cards

Use these 30 cards for classroom scavenger hunts, whole group instruction, or learning centers. Count the square millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers to determine the areas of the polygons.

2nd through 4th Grades

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These "counting square units" task cards are slightly harder than the set listed above. 3rd through 5th Grades

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Area Games

In this 2 player game, students take turns rolling pairs of dice. They use crayons and graph paper to make rectangles with the number of square units rolled.

2nd through 4th Grades

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Students draw their name on the included graph paper. Then they write the area (in square cm) of each letter.

2nd through 4th Grades

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Multiply the length times width to find the areas of rectangles and squares.

Find more advanced geometry worksheets on calculating the area. Includes printables on finding areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and circles.

Calculate the perimeter of the polygons by adding the lengths of the sides.

Geometry topics on Super Teacher include angles, symmetry, polygons, solid shapes, plotting points, and more.