Find the Area of Rectangles by Counting Squares

The area of a 2D shape refers to the amount of space it takes up.

The area of a shape is measured in square units, usually cm² or m².

In this activity, you will be asked to find the area of different rectangles by counting the number of squares the rectangle occupies.

These will ether be cm² or m² (not to scale)

Let's have a go!

Look carefully at the rectangle below.

Find its area by counting the number of squares it covers.

Each square is 1 cm (not to scale)

Answer

Area = 28 cm²

Rather than count each square, we can multiply the number of rows by the number of columns

4 x 7 = 28

Are you ready to tackle some questions now?