Square centimetres are the area equal to a square that is one centimetre on each side.

A rectilinear shape is a 2D shape with straight sides and right angles.

Measure the area of flat shapes using square centimetres

Maths

Measure the area of flat shapes using square metres

Explain how to calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication

Calculate the areas of rectangles using multiplication

Calculate the area of shapes made from 2 rectangles by decomposing the shape in different ways

Calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes

Choose an efficient way to decompose a compound shape to calculate the area

Calculate missing dimensions in rectangles and compound rectilinear shapes

Calculate the area of shapes made from 2 or more rectangles

Use knowledge of area to solve problems in a range of contexts

In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems. In the future unit pupils will explain what volume is using a range of contexts and describe the units used to measure volume. They will explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.

In the prior unit pupils explained area and measured using counting as a strategy. They made different shapes with the same area and compared the area of different shapes. In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems.

In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems.

Link area of rectangles to multiplication

A square metre is a unit of measure equal to a square that is one metre on each side.

Items (including numbers) arranged in columns or rows are called arrays.

Length is the distance from one point to another.

Length and width are two words used to describe the sides or dimensions of polygons.

A shape made up of two or more rectangles is known as rectilinear.

A compound shape is one made up of two or more shapes.

A shape made up of two or more other shapes is known as compound.

A shape where all angles composed of right angles is called a rectilinear shape.

A compound shape is made up of two or more shapes.

A dimension is a measurement of length in one direction. Width and height are examples of the dimensions of 2D shapes.

A dimension is a measure of length in one direction.

Link area of rectangles to multiplication

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