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These are the Transum resources related to the statement: "Pupils should be taught to calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), and including using standard units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²) and estimate the area of irregular shapes".

Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource.

• Area Builder An interactive workspace in which to make shapes using square tiles with given areas and perimeters.
• Area Two How many different shapes with an area of 2 square units can you make by joining dots on this grid with straight lines?
• Area Wall Puzzles Divide the grid into rectangular pieces so that the area of each piece is the same as the number it contains.
• Quad Areas Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid.
• Area shapes Investigate polygons with an area of 4 square units. This is your starting point, you can decide how to proceed.

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Area Pupils should not only be able to remember and apply area formulae but they should also have a good understanding of what area means. This can be achieved by beginning the study of area with plenty of practical examples. The Pin Board provides an open-ended interactive experimental environment to secure a good fundamental understanding of area. Some examinations provide formulae sheets but it is still important that pupils know the common formulas for finding the areas of basic shapes. They should use these formulae in context to find areas of basic and compound shapes and be able to give answers using appropriate units. Pupils will also learn to find the surface areas of three dimensional shapes, use scale to determine areas from maps and solve real world problems involving areas. See also the topics called Measures, Shape (3D) and Ratio.