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Farmers Market Map: Measure Area by Counting Squares

Grade 3 area practice at a farmers market: count unit squares to measure stalls, signs, and tables in square meters, inches, and more.

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Aligned to3.MD.C.6

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students measure area by counting unit squares in square meters, feet, inches, and centimeters.
Students measure area with everyday square units, such as napkins and cards.
Students compare areas they find by counting unit squares.

How to use

Use after students know what a unit square is. Remind them to write the unit with every answer, and let them mark each square as they count.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.C.6

Measure area by counting unit squares.

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Farmers Market Map: Measure Area by Counting Squares

Count unit squares to measure stalls, signs, stickers, and tables.

The market map

The map shows six stalls at the farmers market. Each small square on the map is 1 square meter.

How many square meters does the Bread stall cover?

The Bread stall covers square meters.

Count the squares in each stall. Then sort the stalls by area.

ApplesHoneyBreadHerbsCheeseEggs

Less than 10 square meters	10 square meters or more

Which stall covers 3 more square meters than the Apples stall?

A. Honey
B. Eggs
C. Herbs
D. Cheese

Which two stalls together cover the same area as the Bread stall?

A. Apples and Herbs
B. Honey and Cheese
C. Honey and Herbs
D. Apples and Eggs

Squares of every size

Read what each small square stands for before you count.

Grace makes a price sign for her peaches. The sign and its post are the whole shaded shape. Each small square is 1 square inch.What is the area of the sign and post together?

The sign and post cover square inches.

Each jar of jam gets a square sticker. Each small square is 1 square centimeter.What is the area of one sticker?

One sticker covers square centimeters.

Lola and Sam measure the same table top. Lola covers it with big square napkins. Sam covers it with small square cards. Neither of them leaves gaps or overlaps.
Lola's napkins:Sam's cards:

Lola finds that the area of the table top is napkins.
Sam finds that the area of the table top is cards.

Look at problem 7 again. Why did Sam get a bigger number than Lola for the same table top?

A. Sam's table top is bigger than Lola's.
B. Sam counted some cards two times.
C. Each card is smaller than a napkin, so it takes more cards to cover the table top.
D. Each card covers more area than a napkin.

The kids' music stage is the whole shaded shape. Each small square is 1 square foot.What is the area of the stage?

The stage covers square feet.

Check the counting

Think about how to count unit squares carefully. Use the market map for problems 10 and 12.

10.

Ivan wants the area of the Cheese stall. He counts only the squares along the edge of the stall and gets 10. What is the real area of the Cheese stall?

A. 10 square meters
B. 14 square meters
C. 12 square meters
D. 7 square meters

11.

Which unit makes more sense for measuring each area? Sort them.

A postage stampThe floor of a market stallA sticker on a jam jarThe market parking lotA bookmarkA soccer field

Square centimeters	Square meters

12.

Omar wants the area of the Herbs stall. He counts 2 squares across the top and 5 squares down the side. He adds 2 + 5 and says the area is 7 square meters. Explain Omar's mistake. What is the real area?