20 Fun Area Activities

Some students may find it difficult to engage with lessons involving area and perimeter. Captivate your middle school students in your teachings by giving them opportunities to put what they’re learning into practice. Our collection of 20 area activities helps learners grasp this abstract concept through hands-on practice and creative explorations. 

1. Foods

There is no kid out there that does not enjoy playing with food. When teaching area and perimeter, you can use square crackers. Give each pupil a bag of crackers and ask them to build shapes using a certain measurement.

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2. Games

Games are heaps of fun! Utilize them within math centers, guided practice, and as a refresher before a test. No prep games are a great option because they conserve ink and are quick to put together. Our favorite area and perimeter game is loads of fun, and all you need is a deck of cards, a paper clip, and a pencil!

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3. Craft

Here, students are given a set of measurements and must use graph paper to design a robot with the measurements.

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4. Geoboards

Students use bands to make shapes, and then they can count, add or multiply to determine the area and perimeter of the shapes. You can have kids construct a rectangle on their geoboard and then switch with their neighbor to solve.

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5. Scoot

Children can complete lots of task card scoots throughout the year. They make learning about area and perimeter, easy and memorable!

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6. Interactive Notebooks

Utilize interactive notebooks for every math skill! It’ll build your students’ interests and give them something to refer to when studying. There are many differentiated activities in the interactive perimeter notebook that are sure to suit every learning level. 

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7. Centers

Your pupils will adore these centers because they are hands-on. Students can match, sort, and solve. You’ll appreciate that the one recording book is utilized for all ten centers. This saves me so much paper!

We hope these ideas assist you in organizing some interesting and engaging area and perimeter activities.

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8. Graphitti

Students are given a piece of graph paper and instructed to create shapes using the grid. Make sure they remember to draw just straight lines to form their picture. 

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9. Area Bingo

With a few twists, Bingo is a fun game to play with your class. To begin, instruct each student to create a Bingo card. Instruct the pupils to create five different shapes; one representing each letter of the word “Bingo”, using graph paper. The areas of these shapes can reach a maximum of 20 square units. The following step is to have pupils trade their cards with one another.

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10. Paper Shapes

Determine the area of each paper shape after it has been cut out. Have your learners draw and cut out squares and rectangles, and then have them measure the length and width. You can help your youngster determine the area by multiplying the numbers.

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11. 10 Square Units

Give a piece of graph paper to your students and instruct them to draw forms with an area equal to 10 square units. Remind your child that one square unit is equal to two half-square units. Square units are measured in inches. You are free to carry out the exercise using various areas.

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12. Gift Wrapping

This area activity is great for Christmas. Through this real-world application, students will learn how to accurately measure their gifts and wrap them in the best way possible.

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13. Ribbon Squares

Using ribbon squares is a great way to teach your students about area and perimeter while getting them up and moving. Give your students the task of making the smallest and largest squares they can. This will help them work together and learn about shapes. 

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14. Topple Blocks

Students can use toppling blocks as a great way to practice their geometry skills. Students must work together to answer questions about area and perimeter on the many task cards inside the tower.

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15. Make a Kite

Making kites is a fun way to teach kids about area and perimeter. Students will make their kites and test how well each one works.

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16. Island Conquer

Island Conquer is a fun game that allows students to display what they know about area and perimeter. Students must use grid paper to draw rectangles and then figure out how big each one is.

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17. Reorganize a House

Middle school students will learn about geometry and then use what they’ve learned by rearranging a house on graph paper. This real-world example shows students how important area and perimeter are for everyday tasks like moving furniture and putting objects in the right place.

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18. Escape Room

In this interactive lesson, your middle schoolers will have to move around the classroom and work with their teammates to solve each area and perimeter problem. Students must figure out the clues and use their knowledge to get out of the room. 

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19. Art with Squares and Rectangles

If you want a unique math class, have your students make art using squares and rectangles using rules and grid paper. Students can use rulers to make perfect squares or rectangles, which helps them learn how to measure objects in real life.

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20. Area and Edges of Post-It Notes

Students should use colored sticky notes or colored construction paper to make shapes that they can use to figure out the areas. Math students in middle school will love using sticky notes, and they will learn simultaneously.

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