➕ 3rd Grade Math · Unit 2

Area and Multiplication

14 short narrated lessons in 3 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 3.MD.C.5 3.MD.C.6 3.MD.C.7 3.OA.B.5

3rd Grade Math · 7 units
  1. 1Introducing Multiplication
  2. 2Area and Multiplication
  3. 3Adding and Subtracting within 1,000
  4. 4Multiplication and Division
  5. 5Fractions
  6. 6Measurement and Data
  7. 7Shapes and Perimeter
Picture from the lesson “Covering Shapes with Squares”
Covering Shapes with Squares
Picture from the lesson “Square Units”
Square Units
Picture from the lesson “Counting Squares to Find Area”
Counting Squares to Find Area

What your child will learn

What is area?

  1. Covering Shapes with SquaresUnderstand area as how much space a flat shape covers, measured with squares that don't overlap or leave gaps.
  2. Square UnitsUse a square unit to measure area and name area in square units.
  3. Counting Squares to Find AreaFind the area of a shape by counting unit squares.
  4. Square Inches and Square CentimetersMeasure area in square inches and square centimeters.
  5. Area Review ReviewReview what area is and how to measure it with square units.

Area and multiplication

  1. Area of Rectangles by MultiplyingFind the area of a rectangle by multiplying its side lengths.
  2. Tiling and Multiplying MatchShow that tiling a rectangle and multiplying its sides give the same area.
  3. Area Word ProblemsSolve real-world problems about the area of rectangles, like rugs and gardens.
  4. Area of Rectangles Review ReviewReview finding the area of rectangles by multiplying.

Area of bigger shapes

  1. Splitting Rectangles to MultiplySplit a rectangle into two smaller rectangles and add their areas to find the total.
  2. Area of L-Shaped FiguresFind the area of shapes made of rectangles by splitting them and adding.
  3. Using Area to Multiply Bigger NumbersUse split rectangles to multiply numbers like 7 times 14.
  4. Bigger Shapes Review ReviewReview splitting shapes into rectangles to find area.
  5. Unit 2 Test: Area and MultiplicationShow what you learned in the whole unit (What is area?, Area and multiplication, Area of bigger shapes) by answering mixed questions.

Try a question from this unit

From the lesson “Covering Shapes with Squares”

What does area measure?

  • How long a line is
  • How heavy something is
  • How much space a flat shape covers
  • How tall something is
Show the answer

How much space a flat shape covers. Area tells how much space a flat shape covers, like a blanket covering the grass.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Think about covering a shape with squares.”

Key words

  • area
  • square unit
  • unit square
  • square inch
  • square centimeter
  • length
  • width
  • tile
  • distributive property
  • rectilinear figure
  • break apart
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