In this lesson, children use their learning from this block to compare the areas of rectilinear shapes. They use the symbols <, > and = to compare and draw their own shapes. This lesson includes a teaching presentation accompanied by differentiated activities with a range of fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions, as well as 3 sets of extra fluency questions.

National curriculum objectives

Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares

Differentiation

There are three levels of differentiation in this pack: ‘working towards,’ ‘expected’ and ‘greater depth’.

Level of this pack: 

Age: 8-9
 England & Wales: Year 4
 Scotland: Primary 4
 Rep. Ireland: Third Class
 Australia: Grade 3
 USA: Grade 3

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