Free Grade 3 2D Shapes Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for 2D Shapes: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Perimeter is the distance around a shape; area is the space inside. Rectangle area = length × width; triangle = ½ × base × height; circle = πr².
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25 min
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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify 2d shapes
Identify 2d shapes accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain 2d shapes
Explain 2d shapes accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate 2d shapes
Calculate 2d shapes accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare 2d shapes
Compare 2d shapes accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How 2D Shapes works
Perimeter is the distance around a shape; area is the space inside. Rectangle area = length × width; triangle = ½ × base × height; circle = πr².
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.A rectangle is 4 cm by 2 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 2.A rectangle is 2 cm by 12 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 3.A rectangle is 7 cm by 3 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 4.A rectangle is 10 cm by 9 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 5.A triangle has base 16 cm and height 9 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 6.A triangle has base 14 cm and height 3 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 7.A triangle has base 24 cm and height 11 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 8.A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 9.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 9 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 10.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 6 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 11.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 4 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 12.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 10 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
Show answers and working
1. Perimeter 12 cm, area 8 cm²
Perimeter = 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 12 cm. Area = 4 × 2 = 8 cm².
2. Perimeter 28 cm, area 24 cm²
Perimeter = 2 + 12 + 2 + 12 = 28 cm. Area = 2 × 12 = 24 cm².
3. Perimeter 20 cm, area 21 cm²
Perimeter = 7 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20 cm. Area = 7 × 3 = 21 cm².
4. Perimeter 38 cm, area 90 cm²
Perimeter = 10 + 9 + 10 + 9 = 38 cm. Area = 10 × 9 = 90 cm².
5. 72 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 16 × 9 = 72 cm².
6. 21 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 14 × 3 = 21 cm².
7. 132 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 24 × 11 = 132 cm².
8. 35 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 10 × 7 = 35 cm².
9. Area 254.5 cm², circumference 56.5 cm
Area = πr² = π × 9² = 254.5 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 9 = 56.5 cm.
10. Area 113.1 cm², circumference 37.7 cm
Area = πr² = π × 6² = 113.1 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 6 = 37.7 cm.
11. Area 50.3 cm², circumference 25.1 cm
Area = πr² = π × 4² = 50.3 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 4 = 25.1 cm.
12. Area 314.2 cm², circumference 62.8 cm
Area = πr² = π × 10² = 314.2 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 10 = 62.8 cm.
Worked examples
A rectangle is 13 cm by 5 cm. Find its perimeter and area.
- Perimeter = 13 + 5 + 13 + 5 = 36 cm.
- Area = 13 × 5 = 65 cm².
- Answer: Perimeter 36 cm, area 65 cm²
A triangle has base 8 cm and height 3 cm. Find its area.
- Area = ½ × base × height.
- ½ × 8 × 3 = 12 cm².
- Answer: 12 cm²
Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 12 cm (to 1 d.p.).
- Area = πr² = π × 12² = 452.4 cm².
- Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 12 = 75.4 cm.
- Answer: Area 452.4 cm², circumference 75.4 cm
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Mixes up area and perimeter.
Correction: Perimeter is a fence (around), area is grass (inside).
Uses the slanted side as the height of a triangle.
Correction: Height must be at right angles to the base.
Teacher tips
- · Draw shapes on squared paper and count squares first.
Parent tips
- · Measure a room and work out how much carpet you'd need.
Real-life applications
- · Carpeting a room, fencing a garden.
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- What should a learner already know before this?
- Start with Angles, Algebra. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
- How is the lesson plan sequenced?
- Recognition first, then understanding, application, reasoning and finally mastery — the same ladder used across every free resource on the platform.
- What comes next after 2D Shapes?
- Move on to Perimeter and Area, 3D Shapes, Transformations, Constructions, which build directly on this idea.
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