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Thinking sheet · Math and science
Area Monsters
Draw a monster on squares, then count its squares to find its area.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- area, counting squares, addition
What kids do
“Build a monster from squares. How big is it?”
- Color whole squares to make a monster
- Squares for each part
- Can you make a monster with the same area but a new shape?
How to run it
- Only color whole squares.
- Add up the parts to check the total.
- Give a target area for a challenge.
Talk about it
- Whose monster has the biggest area?
- Can two shapes have the same area?
- How else could you count faster?
Take it further
Find the perimeter too.
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