Area and perimeter worksheets Grade 3

This page features area and perimeter worksheets for grade 3. Each sheet has an answer key with the answers to all the problems found on the first page. Learn 3rd grade geometry with an illustrated worksheet - Print here >>

In third grade geometry, children will get to delve deeper into the world of shapes. Using their improving arithmetic skills and their newfound ability to multiply numbers, they will be able to discover the values for the area and perimeter of a particular shape. This highlights a key point in their math development, as they will be progressing from simply identifying different shapes to analyzing their different properties. To that end, they’ll need a fair amount of study and practice to comprehend how to properly integrate all of these different concepts.
If you’re a teacher at school or a parent homeschooling your kids, you’re likely pretty familiar with how tiring it is to ready all kinds of learning materials. Each new day at class, after all, comes from several hours of preparation, especially when you’re handing out quizzes, long tests, periodic examinations, or group activities. Go ahead and download or print our area and perimeter worksheets Grade 3 for your next class.
We craft each worksheet to be mentally engaging and visually appealing to your learners to help them get into the optimal mood for studying their geometry topics in Grade 3.
Determining the area of a certain shape will invariably require an understanding of how to multiply numbers. As a consequence, geometry topics in the third year of primary school are invariably taught after arithmetic. It will therefore give your child a substantial advantage if they’ve internalized their times tables and can perform multiplication operations mentally.
As your kids learn about the area and perimeter of several shapes, they’ll eventually encounter one of their very first mathematical constants – pi, or 3.14. Sometimes, they can even make a little game with their peers in memorizing as many digits of this ancient number as possible. As pi will be seen much more often in topics from later years, it won’t hurt a student to regularly practice solving problems involving pi and familiarizing its usual multiples. It’s simply understated how the ability to mentally calculate pi problems will be useful in saving time during long exams and math contests.
Of course, one of the biggest challenges your kids will contend with in geometry is internalizing the equations needed to solve areas and perimeters for each shape. Many shapes are quite similar to each other – such as those in the family of quadrilaterals. The equation for a shape’s area varies for different quadrilaterals. A square’s area, for instance, is pretty simple. Getting the area of, say, a kite, rhombus or trapezium is a little trickier. That’s why even a few sessions of studying math goes a long way to building their familiarity with equations.
You’re always welcome to save and make copies of our area and perimeter worksheets Grade 3 to help you create the best learning experience for your kids, whether at school or in the comforts of their own home. With diligent study and the addition of a little encouragement, you might be pleasantly surprised at how readily your child can take on the challenges of third grade math.