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3rd grade · Math · Unit 9 of 14

Area & Perimeter

Around and inside shapes

What your child practices

Finding the perimeter (distance around) of rectangles and triangles, finding a missing side, and measuring area in square centimeters and square meters.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: 3.MD.C.5; 3.MD.C.6; 3.MD.C.7; 3.MD.D.8 · measuring area with unit squares, relating area to multiplication, and solving perimeter problems

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Perimeter is the distance around a shape. Add all sides.
  2. Area is the space inside. Count the square units.
  3. Perimeter uses cm. Area uses square cm.

Example: A rectangle is 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its perimeter? Add all four sides: 5 + 3 + 5 + 3. That is 16 cm. Answer: 16 cm

Area & Perimeter in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 9 of 14 in 3rd grade Math, after Round & Count and before Sorting Polygons.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Each square is 1 square centimeter. What is the area, in square centimeters?

    • 19
    • 18
    • 14

  2. Question 2

    A rectangle is 10 cm long and 6 cm wide. What is its perimeter in centimeters?

    • 32
    • 35
    • 26

  3. Question 3

    Which unit is best for the area of a soccer field?

    • square meters
    • square centimeters
    • meters

  4. Question 4

    A triangle has sides of 6 cm, 4 cm and 8 cm. What is its perimeter in centimeters?

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  5. Question 5

    A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 cm. It is 9 cm long. How wide is it, in centimeters?

    • 4
    • 1
    • 6

  6. Question 6

    Which rectangle has the same area as a 3 by 6 rectangle?

    • 2 by 9
    • 2 by 10
    • 4 by 6

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