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8 Free Printable Area and Perimeter Anchor Chart

Hello to our youngsters. I hope you are all doing well. Today we have brought you some area and perimeter anchor chart activities.

It is a common thing in geometry to find the area and perimeter of different shapes. That’s why we have come to help you in this regard. For your convenience, we have come up with today’s lesson, which includes different area and perimeter anchor chart activities.

So, let’s embark on today’s journey of exploring some area and perimeter anchor chart activities.


Introduction to Area and Perimeter

Let’s learn some basics about area and perimeter. In simple words, the area is the whole amount of space inside an object. For example, for the rectangle shown in the following image, the darker region inside the square shape is its area.

On the other hand, the perimeter is the measured distance around a shape. The following image will give you a better understanding. 

Explaining What Are Area and Perimeter


Introduction to Anchor Chart

In the previous section, you learned the basics of area and perimeter. This time, you will be familiar with a new term named anchor chart. What does an anchor chart mean? A poster used to highlight key concepts in a lesson is known as an anchor chart. The poster or chart acts as an anchor for keeping both the teachers’ and students’ gathered concepts, methods, and ideologies for solving a problem in one place.

To solve a given problem, both the students and the teacher can share and save their ideas in these types of charts.


8 Exciting Area and Perimeter Anchor Chart for Little Champs

In the following discussion, you will find eight fun and exciting activities for learning area and perimeter anchor chart. We have included all the daily used shapes for learning as well as some irregular shapes. So, without any further delay, let’s start our journey.


Anchor Chart for Area and Perimeter of Triangle

Let’s start with the most basic form of a polygon. Thinking what it might be? Yes, a triangle. A triangle is formed with three sides and three angles. See the following chart for an understanding of how you can find the area and perimeter of a triangle.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Triangle


Anchor Chart for Area and Perimeter of Square

A square is a type of quadrilateral. Here, all four sides are equal, and all the angles of a square are equal to 90°.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Square


Area and Perimeter of Rectangle Anchor Chart

A rectangle is a special type of square where both pairs of opposite sides are equal to each other. Here, each angle is equal to 90°.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Rectangle


Func Anchor Chart for Area and Perimeter of Parallelogram

The quadrilateral whose two opposite sides are equal and parallel is known as a parallelogram. Here, the opposite angles are also equal. The sum of any two adjacent angles is equal to 180°.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Parallelogram


Area and Perimeter of Rhombus Anchor Chart

The quadrilateral whose all sides are equal and none of the angles is equal to 90° is called a rhombus. The diagonals of the rhombus, like the above quadrilateral, bisect each other in equal portions.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Rhombus


Area and Perimeter of Trapezium Anchor Chart

The trapezium is also a quadrilateral. But none of the sides are equal here. Instead, only one pair of sides are parallel to each other.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Trapezium


Area and Circumference of Circle Fun Anchor Chart

After completing the triangle and quadrilateral, now we are going to talk about circles. As the shape differs from the above ones, the trick to finding its area and perimeter is different. For a circle, the term circumference is used instead of the perimeter.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Circle


Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Anchor Chart

Finally, you are going to talk about some irregular shapes. How will you find out their area and perimeter? What technique should you apply? All are given in the following image.

Explaining How to Find Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes


Download Free Printable PDF

In the above discussion, I have discussed various interesting examples regarding area and perimeter anchor chart. These activities will help your students enhance their skills regarding these types of area and perimeter anchor chart problems.

The free area and perimeter anchor chart PDF is available for download below. You can download this practice sheet by clicking on the download button and printing it from your device.

Please feel free to give any feedback regarding this article. Also, if your little one is having trouble doing these activities, let us know in the comment section.

Enjoy!

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