Area and

Perimeter of
Rectangles
MEASUREMENT

Grade 4
Mathematics
Quick recall!
Look around you and spot
objects that look like a rectangle.

Do you know how to find their

area and perimeter?
Lesson Outline
Area of a rectangle on a Grid
Area vs. Perimeter
Solving for the Area and Perimeter
Learning Outcomes
Determine the area of a rectangular
figure on a grid
Differentiate area and perimeter
Solve word problems involving area
and perimeter of a rectangle
Rectangle
LENGTH

Has 4 sides.
Has 4 right angles.
Parallel sides have equal
measures. WIDTH

The sides of a rectangle are

known as length and width.
Area on a
Grid
A grid has vertical and horizontal
lines that form a square. Each
square measures 1 sq. unit.

Let's count how many squares

the blue rectangle covers.
Area on a
Grid
There are 35 squares.

This means that the rectangle

has an area of 35 square units.

35 SQUARE
UNITS
 Area vs. Perimeter
AREA PERIMETER

Area Perimeter
The amount of space The total distance around the
inside a shape. outside of a shape.
 Area vs. Perimeter
LENGTH LENGTH
AREA = PERIMETER =

WIDTH
WIDTH

LENGTH X WIDTH 2 (LENGTH + WIDTH)

Area Perimeter
The area is the product of The perimeter is twice the sum
length and width. Area is of the length and width.
expressed in square units. Perimeter is expressed in units.
 Example
Let's find the area and perimeter of this basketball court.

15M Area
Area = length × width
Area = 15 m × 11 m
Area = 165 sq. cm

11M
Perimeter
Perimeter = 2 (length + width)
Perimeter = 2 (15 m + 11 m)
Perimeter = 2 (26 m)
Perimeter = 52 m
Mid-Discussion
Break What tasks require
measuring the perimeter
of a rectangle?

In what real-life situations

do you need to measure
the area of a rectangle?
Applying Area and Perimeter
Work in pairs in solving the following word problems.

Write your workings and Write your workings and

answer here answer here

1 2
The rectangular field shown is The window has a length of
310 ft. long and 250 ft. wide. 160 cm and a width of 80 cm.
What is its area? What is its perimeter?
 Area of Rectangle
A = L × W

Recap LENGTH

WIDTH
Remember the following
formulas in finding the area
and perimeter of a rectangle.
Perimeter of Rectangle
P = 2 (L+W)