Perimeter and area of rectangles

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a rectangle drawn on the floor with chalk 🧑‍🎨. The perimeter is the distance all the way around the outside, like walking along the chalk line.

2. 2

   What is the perimeter of a rectangle?

3. 3

   Walk around this rectangle — add up the sides to find the perimeter.

4. 4

   Let's find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 6 cm long and 4 cm wide.

5. 5

   A rectangle has sides 7 cm and 2 cm. What is its perimeter?

6. 6

   Now the area is the space INSIDE the rectangle, like the floor you can stand on 🟦. We count how many squares fit inside.

7. 7

   Count the squares inside this 5 cm by 3 cm rectangle to find its area.

8. 8

   What is the area of a 5 cm by 3 cm rectangle?