Maths - Area is shapes

 This week the children have focussed on finding the area of a shape. First, the children recapped how to find the area through adding the squares inside of a shape. Then, they looked at a more efficient way of calculating by multiplying the length by the width. From there, they investigated how to find the area of compound shapes by breaking up the shapes into easier chunks. Some interesting ideas!  

On Friday the children carried out an investigation using different sized squares, which they had to fit together like a jigsaw and then work out its area. Not as easy as it sounds believe me.