A single focused task on area for Year 4 maths. Pupils count centimetre squares to find the area of five coloured rectilinear shapes on a grid, from a small 4 cm² square to a 12 cm² rectangle, writing each answer from the area bank on the labelled lines. The answer key explains all five shapes. Covers the England National Curriculum objective on finding area by counting squares.
Measurement
“Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares”
The L-shape and T-shape stop pupils falling back on length times width.
Find each area by counting the centimetre squares the shape covers.
The five possible answers: 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12 cm².
Five shapes labelled A to E on one grid, including an L-shape and a T-shape.
Each shape named and its area confirmed.
Starter
One diagram and five answers fit a ten-minute opener.
Exit ticket
Quick to complete and quick to scan for who miscounts.
Intervention
The area bank supports pupils who need answers to aim for.
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