Area by counting squares

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 made of little squares. The number of squares is the area!

2. 2

   How many squares are in a chocolate bar that is 3 squares long and 2 squares wide? 🍫

3. 3

   This shape is made of 1 cm × 1 cm squares. Each square is 1 square centimetre.

4. 4

   Tap each square to count the area of this shape! 🟩

5. 5

   Let's find the area of a rectangle together.

6. 6

   What is the area of a shape with 4 rows of 5 squares? 🟩

7. 7

   Now count the squares in this L-shaped figure.