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Giant Foam Letters: How Much Foam for Each Letter?

Grade 3 area practice: find the area of block letters L, C, H, E, U, F, and T by splitting them into rectangles and adding the parts.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.C.7.d

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1 Common Core standard
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11 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find the area of a shape made of rectangles by splitting it into rectangles and adding their areas.
Students show that two different splits of the same shape give the same total area.
Students explain why overlapping rectangles count some square units twice.

How to use

Use after students can find the area of a rectangle by multiplying. Let students trace each part of a letter in a different color before they multiply and add.

Curriculum