TheLearnDenYear 6 · Maths
Calculate Areas
Year 6 learners practise area of triangles and parallelograms.
The activities include Calculate Areas of Parallelograms, Calculate the Area of Parallelograms and Triangles, Calculate the Area of Triangles, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, worksheet, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Calculate Areas of Parallelograms
- Calculate the Area of Parallelograms and Triangles
- Calculate the Area of Triangles
- Find the Area of a Triangle
- Find The Area of Shapes by Counting Squares
- Find the Areas of Rectangles, Parallelograms and Triangles
- Find The Perimeter of Shapes by Counting Squares
- Practise Calculating the Area of Triangles
- Solve Problems Involving the Area of Parallelograms and Triangles
- Understand Shapes With the Same Area but Different Perimeter
- Work Out the Area of Parallelograms and Triangles
Checked learning resources
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Area of Shapes by Counting Squares KS2 Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 concept video models finding the area of shapes on grids by counting whole and partial square units, including triangle examples.
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KS2 Perimeter and Area Activity Sheets
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
KS2 teaching prompts and practice find area by counting square units and find perimeter by counting the outside edges of shapes on grids.
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Area of Shapes by Counting Unit Squares
Math Worksheets 4 Kids · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Free printable practice finds the area of rectangles and rectilinear shapes by counting unit squares on grids.
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Use the area of a parallelogram formula to calculate unknown measurements
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak Year 6 lesson focuses on using the parallelogram formula to solve unknown-measurement problems.
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How Do You Calculate the Area of Triangles and Parallelograms?
YouTube - Twinkl Educational Publishing · Video · Opens on the provider website
KS2 teacher-led video for calculating areas of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles using base and perpendicular height.
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Calculate the Area of Triangles
Corbett Maths · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
matched: angle, calculate, triangle; trusted source; year6/KS2 signal
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Year 6 Area of Parallelograms and Triangles Resources
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Twinkl Year 6 collection for calculating areas of parallelograms and triangles, with curriculum-linked teaching resources and practice.
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Year 6 Area of Parallelograms and Triangles PlanIt Maths Lesson 3
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Year 6 PlanIt lesson pack for deeper problem-solving with areas of triangles and parallelograms.