Year 5 · Maths

Understand Rectangles

Year 5 learners practise properties of rectangles and missing lengths.

The activities include Understand Rectangles, Understand the Properties of Rectangles, Work Out Missing Lengths of Multi-Rectangular Shapes. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Understand Rectangles
Understand the Properties of Rectangles
Work Out Missing Lengths of Multi-Rectangular Shapes

Checked learning resources

Lengths and Angles in Shapes | KS2 Maths Concept Video

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Lengths and Angles in Shapes | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: be asked to find missing lengths of rectangles from their given area. Stu
Find Missing Lengths in Rectilinear Shapes | KS2 Maths Concept Video

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Find Missing Lengths in Rectilinear Shapes | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: use the properties of rectangles to find missing lengths in
Missing Lengths and Angles Quadrilateral Robot Maths Worksheet

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Quadrilateral questions apply opposite-side and angle properties of rectangles. This directly supports "Understand Rectangles".
Year 5 Geometry Shape Rectangles Maths Mastery Activities PowerPoint

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Year 5 mastery content focuses specifically on rectangle properties. This directly supports "Understand Rectangles".
2D shapes

BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Free KS2 explanation and worked examples support the exact Year 5 skill in "Work Out Missing Lengths of Multi-Rectangular Shapes": use the properties of rectangles to find missing lengths in rectangular shapes.
Year 4 Diving into Mastery: Step 6 Find Missing Lengths in Rectilinear Shapes Teaching Pack

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Year 4 Diving into Mastery: Step 6 Find Missing Lengths in Rectilinear Shapes Teaching Pack provides Year 5 modelled teaching and pupil practice for the exact activity method: use the properties of rectangles to find mis
PlanIt Maths Year 5 Measurement Lesson Pack 4: Area of Rectangles

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 5 Maths resource matched to properties of rectangles and missing lengths.
Y5 Calculating Lengths and Angles in Shapes Maths Lesson 7

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 5 Maths resource matched to properties of rectangles and missing lengths.