It is in Year 4 that children really get to grips with measuring area and understanding that area is the amount of space taken up by a 2D shapes or surface. Plenty of fun can be had measuring area using non-standard units before moving on to using squares. Our latest set of pages looks at comparing the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares, as well as drawing a variety of shapes with the same area.Go to Year 4 Measuring