Name ________________________________________________ Date _____________________ Area and Perimeter
Day 1 Squares and Rectangles
I can ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A landscape company is hired to install sod (grass) and fences when new houses are built.
Rolls of sod and sections of fence can be ordered to fit any size or shape yard.
Below are sketches of yards. How much grass is needed for each yard? How much
fencing is needed for each yard?
7 yards
7 yards
3 yards
4 yards
Grass = _______________
Fencing = ______________
Grass = _______________ Fencing = ______________
Will the fencing be laid flat on the ground to cover the yard or installed standing up to
surround the yard? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Will the grass be laid flat on the ground to cover the yard or installed standing up to
surround the yard? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Perimeter is _______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
!
Surrounding = ___________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Area is _________________________________________________________________________
Covering = ______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
!
______________________________________________________________________________________
Possible units of measure for perimeter ___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Possible units of measure for area ___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Covering and Surrounding.pages
1
Name ________________________________________________ Date _____________________ Area and Perimeter
The base ________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Height is _________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1. Mrs. Thomas bought a new rectangular area rug for her dining room.
a. What is the area of the rug?
Expression: ______________________
b. What is the perimeter of the rug?
Expression: _________________________________
3 feet
6
1
2
feet
Answer: _______________________
Answer: _________________________
2. Farmer McDonald created a small raised garden for his daughter. The
garden is a 5
1
foot square.
3
a. What is the area of the garden?
Expression: _________________________________
b. What is the perimeter of the
garden?
Expression: _________________________________
Answer: _________________________
Covering and Surrounding.pages
Answer: _________________________
2
Name ________________________________________________ Date _____________________ Area and Perimeter
3. In art class, Polaroid made a popsicle stick picture frame to give his mom for her
birthday. The picture frame is 3
1
1
inches by 3 inches .
4
4
What is the area of the largest picture she can put in her frame?
Expression: __________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________
4. Mrs. Douglas is making a quilt for her grandson. The quilt measures
2
1
1
feet by 3 feet .
3
3
a. What is the area of the quilt?
Expression: _____________________________
b. How much
border does she need to go
around the quilt?
Expression: ____________________________
Answer: _________________________
Answer: _________________________
5. Karen wants to put ribbon around the edge of her rectangular picture frame. How
much ribbon is needed?
5
Covering and Surrounding.pages
7
Answer: _________________________
2
inches
3
Expression: __________________________________________________
1
inches
2
3