Desk Space
Mrs. Brown’s classroom is a rectangle. It has a length of 9 m and a
width of 7 m. Mr. Black’s classroom is a square. It has sides of 8 m.
What is the area of each classroom?
Whose classroom has the greatest area? 7m
9m
8m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bulletin Board Dilemma
Mila bought a rectangular bulletin board for her bedroom. It has a
length of 6 ft and a width of 4 ft. She wants to put a border of yellow
ribbon around her bulletin board.
How many feet of yellow ribbon does she need to buy?
6 ft
4 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Puppy Antics
David has a new puppy. He needs to build a fence around his
backyard so the puppy can’t run away and get lost. David’s backyard is
a rectangle. It has a length of 8 m and a width of 6 m.
How many meters of fencing does David need to buy?
6m
8m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bad Hair Day?
Emily does her hair every morning using the square mirror on her
bathroom wall. The mirror has sides of 3 ft.
What is the perimeter of Emily’s mirror?
What is the area of Emily’s mirror?
3 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Friendly Farmers
Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim own farms next to each other. They both have
goats on their farms. Farmer Tom has a large rectangular pasture for his goats
with a length of 20 m and a width of 8 m. Farmer Tim has a smaller
rectangular pasture for his goats with a length of 10 m and a width of 5 m.
If Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim decide 8m 5m
to join their pastures together, what
will the area of the new goat pasture be?
10 m
20 m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Circus Circuit
Last weekend, Imran went to the circus with his family. The big top
was in the shape of a hexagon. Before it started, Imran and his family
walked around the perimeter of the big top.
How many yards did they walk if each side of the hexagon was 24
yards in length?
24 yd
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Playground Partition
During a heavy thunderstorm, one corner of the square play area at
Sunnyside Elementary School is almost completely flooded. On Monday
morning, the school principal places a large, heavy rope around the part of
the playground that isn’t flooded, so the children 100 m
will know where they are allowed to play.
50 m
Use the diagram to work out the perimeter
of the children’s new play space.
100 m
50 m
50 m
50 m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Green Thumb
Mrs. Green loves triangles and flowers. She wants to build a flower bed
in the middle of her backyard in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
If Mrs. Green wants her flower bed to have sides of 5 ft, what will
the perimeter be?
5 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bedroom Bounds
Giovanni’s bedroom is a rectangle. It has a width of 3 yd.
If the area of Giovanni’s bedroom is 21 yd², what is the length of
his bedroom?
3 yd
21 yd2
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
, Backyard Border
Sammy’s dad is laying sod (new grass) in the backyard. The backyard is
a square, with sides of 9 m.
What is the area of grass that Sammy’s dad will need to buy?
9m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
Mrs. Brown’s classroom is a rectangle. It has a length of 9 m and a
width of 7 m. Mr. Black’s classroom is a square. It has sides of 8 m.
What is the area of each classroom?
Whose classroom has the greatest area? 7m
9m
8m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bulletin Board Dilemma
Mila bought a rectangular bulletin board for her bedroom. It has a
length of 6 ft and a width of 4 ft. She wants to put a border of yellow
ribbon around her bulletin board.
How many feet of yellow ribbon does she need to buy?
6 ft
4 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Puppy Antics
David has a new puppy. He needs to build a fence around his
backyard so the puppy can’t run away and get lost. David’s backyard is
a rectangle. It has a length of 8 m and a width of 6 m.
How many meters of fencing does David need to buy?
6m
8m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bad Hair Day?
Emily does her hair every morning using the square mirror on her
bathroom wall. The mirror has sides of 3 ft.
What is the perimeter of Emily’s mirror?
What is the area of Emily’s mirror?
3 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Friendly Farmers
Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim own farms next to each other. They both have
goats on their farms. Farmer Tom has a large rectangular pasture for his goats
with a length of 20 m and a width of 8 m. Farmer Tim has a smaller
rectangular pasture for his goats with a length of 10 m and a width of 5 m.
If Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim decide 8m 5m
to join their pastures together, what
will the area of the new goat pasture be?
10 m
20 m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Circus Circuit
Last weekend, Imran went to the circus with his family. The big top
was in the shape of a hexagon. Before it started, Imran and his family
walked around the perimeter of the big top.
How many yards did they walk if each side of the hexagon was 24
yards in length?
24 yd
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Playground Partition
During a heavy thunderstorm, one corner of the square play area at
Sunnyside Elementary School is almost completely flooded. On Monday
morning, the school principal places a large, heavy rope around the part of
the playground that isn’t flooded, so the children 100 m
will know where they are allowed to play.
50 m
Use the diagram to work out the perimeter
of the children’s new play space.
100 m
50 m
50 m
50 m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Green Thumb
Mrs. Green loves triangles and flowers. She wants to build a flower bed
in the middle of her backyard in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
If Mrs. Green wants her flower bed to have sides of 5 ft, what will
the perimeter be?
5 ft
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
,Bedroom Bounds
Giovanni’s bedroom is a rectangle. It has a width of 3 yd.
If the area of Giovanni’s bedroom is 21 yd², what is the length of
his bedroom?
3 yd
21 yd2
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
, Backyard Border
Sammy’s dad is laying sod (new grass) in the backyard. The backyard is
a square, with sides of 9 m.
What is the area of grass that Sammy’s dad will need to buy?
9m
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
