Area is the space within a shape. Use the grid paper and follow the instructions to draw the different areas of the farm.
Here's an example.
Grid Paper for 'Area on a Farm Activity'
Can you make a farm that has these areas?
The pigs need an area of 4 boxes
The horses need an area of 10 boxes
The chickens need an area of 5 boxes
The tractor needs an area of 10 boxes (but it can’t look the same as the horses’ area
The farmhouse needs an area of 20 boxes.
Challenge: Can you make another farm that has these area?
There are 2 pigs, the each need an area of 3 boxes
There are 8 horses, the each need an area of 2 boxes
There are 10 chickens, they need 1 box each
There is 1 tractor, it needs 2 different areas. One with 5 boxes and one with double that
The farmhouse needs an area of 20 boxes.
