Year 6 Area of a Parallelogram Maths Challenge

Year 6 Area of a Parallelogram Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 6 Area of a Parallelogram Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils’ understanding of finding the area of a parallelogram by working out missing lengths within a problem solving context. Pupils will use clues to work out the missing area of parallelograms.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Perimeter, Area and Volume

Mathematics Year 6: (6M7b) Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles

Mathematics Year 6: (6M7c) Recognise when it is possible to use formulae for the area of shapes

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