In this lesson, children will build on the skills from lesson 1 by counting squares to understand the area of a shape. They will use squared paper to support this. There is a teaching presentation accompanied by differentiated activities with a range of fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions.

National Curriculum Objectives:

Mathematics Year 4:

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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