Free Grade 3 Quadrilaterals Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Quadrilaterals: 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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Learning objectives
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- UnderstandExplain quadrilaterals
Explain quadrilaterals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate quadrilaterals
Calculate quadrilaterals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare quadrilaterals
Compare quadrilaterals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify quadrilaterals
Justify quadrilaterals 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 Quadrilaterals 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 12 cm by 11 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 2.A rectangle is 3 cm by 4 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 3.A rectangle is 2 cm by 6 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 4.A rectangle is 5 cm by 9 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 5.A triangle has base 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 6.A triangle has base 16 cm and height 15 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 7.A triangle has base 16 cm and height 6 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 8.A triangle has base 30 cm and height 4 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 9.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 6 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 10.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 2 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 11.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 9 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 12.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 7 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
Show answers and working
1. Perimeter 46 cm, area 132 cm²
Perimeter = 12 + 11 + 12 + 11 = 46 cm. Area = 12 × 11 = 132 cm².
2. Perimeter 14 cm, area 12 cm²
Perimeter = 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 = 14 cm. Area = 3 × 4 = 12 cm².
3. Perimeter 16 cm, area 12 cm²
Perimeter = 2 + 6 + 2 + 6 = 16 cm. Area = 2 × 6 = 12 cm².
4. Perimeter 28 cm, area 45 cm²
Perimeter = 5 + 9 + 5 + 9 = 28 cm. Area = 5 × 9 = 45 cm².
5. 6 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 4 × 3 = 6 cm².
6. 120 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 16 × 15 = 120 cm².
7. 48 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 16 × 6 = 48 cm².
8. 60 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 30 × 4 = 60 cm².
9. Area 113.1 cm², circumference 37.7 cm
Area = πr² = π × 6² = 113.1 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 6 = 37.7 cm.
10. Area 12.6 cm², circumference 12.6 cm
Area = πr² = π × 2² = 12.6 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 2 = 12.6 cm.
11. Area 254.5 cm², circumference 56.5 cm
Area = πr² = π × 9² = 254.5 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 9 = 56.5 cm.
12. Area 153.9 cm², circumference 44 cm
Area = πr² = π × 7² = 153.9 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 7 = 44 cm.
Worked examples
A rectangle is 7 cm by 14 cm. Find its perimeter and area.
- Perimeter = 7 + 14 + 7 + 14 = 42 cm.
- Area = 7 × 14 = 98 cm².
- Answer: Perimeter 42 cm, area 98 cm²
A triangle has base 4 cm and height 5 cm. Find its area.
- Area = ½ × base × height.
- ½ × 4 × 5 = 10 cm².
- Answer: 10 cm²
Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 3 cm (to 1 d.p.).
- Area = πr² = π × 3² = 28.3 cm².
- Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 3 = 18.8 cm.
- Answer: Area 28.3 cm², circumference 18.8 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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- Is this Grade 3 Quadrilaterals lesson plan really free?
- Yes. Every lesson plans on FreeMathWorksheet is free to use, print and share — no account, no paywall and no watermark.
- What should a learner already know before this?
- Start with Triangles, Angles. 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 Quadrilaterals?
- Move on to Circles, Polygons, Symmetry, Angles, which build directly on this idea.
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