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3rd Grade Area Worksheets

3rd Grade Area: count unit squares, multiply side lengths, and find the area of combined rectangles. Every worksheet is free, prints as a PDF with an answer key, and can be assigned online. The ones teachers open most are first.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Finding Area worksheet

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Finding Area

3md7b

Student objectives

Find the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length and width.
Use the correct square units (like cm² or m²) when writing an area answer.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Rectilinear Area worksheet

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Rectilinear Area

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Student objectives

Find the area of an L-shaped or step-shaped figure by breaking it into rectangles.
Add the areas of the smaller rectangles to get the total area of the whole shape.
Label area using square metric units (like square centimeters or square meters).

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Finding Area worksheet

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Finding Area

3md6

Student objectives

Find the area of a rectangle by counting square units in a grid.
Use rows and columns to figure out area without counting every square one by one.
Write the area using the correct square units (square units).
Connect area to multiplication by using length × width for rectangles.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Finding Area by Tiling worksheet

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Finding Area by Tiling

3md7a

Student objectives

Cover a rectangle with equal-size square tiles without gaps or overlaps.
Count the tiles to find the area in square units.
Use rows and columns to keep track of tiles and avoid miscounting.
Explain that area means how much flat space a shape covers.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Perimeter Blocks worksheet

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Perimeter Blocks

3md6

Student objectives

Find the perimeter by counting the unit blocks around the outside of a shape.
Use units correctly by counting each block edge as 1 unit of distance.
Handle shapes made from rectangles or block shapes that have corners and indentations.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Blocks (Whole) worksheet

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Blocks (Whole)

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Student objectives

Count square units to find the area of a shape made from full blocks.
Read a tiled grid and keep track of units so the answer is in square units.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Blocks (Partial) worksheet

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Blocks (Partial)

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Student objectives

Find the area of a shape by counting square units on a grid.
Add up full and partial blocks to get the total area of a figure.

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Shading Rectangles with a Given Area worksheet

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Shading Rectangles with a Given Area

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Student objectives

Understand that area is measured by counting square units
Shade a rectangle to show a specific number of square units
Connect the number of squares to the total area
Recognize area as the space a shape covers

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Finding Area from Side Lengths (Word) worksheet

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Finding Area from Side Lengths (Word)

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Student objectives

Find the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width
Pull the length and width numbers out of a word problem
Practice multiplication facts while solving area problems
Understand that area is measured in square units

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3rd Grade Area Worksheets - Covering Rectangles with Unit Squares worksheet

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Covering Rectangles with Unit Squares

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Student objectives

Count the number of squares that fill a rectangle to find its area
Understand that area is measured in equal-sized square units
Connect the number of squares to the size of a rectangle
Practice comparing which rectangle is bigger by counting squares

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More 3rd grade topics

Multiplication & Division Facts 59 Equivalent & Comparing Fractions 16 Understanding Multiplication & Division 14 Understanding Fractions 13 Telling Time & Elapsed Time 24 Bar Graphs & Line Plots 14 Two-Step Word Problems 10 Adding & Subtracting Within 1,000 10 Rounding & Estimating 8 Fractions on a Number Line 5 Properties of Multiplication 13 Perimeter 7 Multiplying by Multiples of 10 3 Shapes & Polygons 5 Liquid Volume & Mass 4 Patterns & Function Machines 5

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