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Count Squares to Find Area is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on counting the tiles that cover a rectangle, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.C.6. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Count Squares to Find Area

3.MD.C.6

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Count the squares. Area =

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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =

LessonPrint · 3.MD.C.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Count Squares to Find Area

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.121 square units
  2. 2.289 square units
  3. 3.256 square units
  4. 4.144 square units

Questions about Count Squares to Find Area

What does the Count Squares to Find Area worksheet cover?

It practises counting the tiles that cover a rectangle — 4 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.C.6: Find area by counting squares. The instruction to pupils is “Count the squares. Area =”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Count Squares to Find Area practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.6 — 3.MD.C.6, in the Measurement & Data domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Measure areas by counting unit squares.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Count Squares to Find Area is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.C.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Count Squares to Find Area come with an answer key?

Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Count Squares to Find Area can I print?

25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Count Squares to Find Area free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Count Squares to Find Area, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 3.MD.C.6?

Yes — “Measuring Area by Counting Squares” is a 45-minute Grade 3 plan for 3.MD.C.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Count Squares to Find Area is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 3.MD.C.6

Find area by counting squares.

Teaching this next? Measuring Area by Counting Squares is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.MD.C.6 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.