Measuring Perimeters

How to tell they’ve got it

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Measure each side of a rectangle and add the lengths to find the perimeter
Calculate the perimeter of a regular shape given the side length
Explain that perimeter is the total distance around a shape

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If your child wants to put a decorative border around a rectangular picture frame 20 cm wide and 30 cm tall, can they work out the total length of border needed?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Calculating with measurementsages 7–8Measuring perimeter requires measuring lengths and adding them

2-D shapes (age 6+)ages 6–7Perimeter of 2-D shapes requires knowing shape properties (number of sides)

Measuring Perimetersthis skill · ages 7–8

Unlocks

Perimeters of polygonsages 8–9Measuring perimeter of simple shapes is prerequisite to perimeter problem solving

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4M02high confidenceYear 4 · Measurement

recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units

AC9M1M02medium confidenceYear 1 · Measurement

measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end

AC9M2M02medium confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

identify common uses and represent halves, quarters and eighths in relation to shapes, objects and events

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-GM-03medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1

MA1-GM-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4M02high confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Measurement strand

VC2M1M02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Measurement strand

VC2M2SP01low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Space strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Addition and subtraction word problemsages 7–8 Calculating with measurementsages 7–8 Comparing lengths by measuringages 7–8 Comparing Time Durationsages 7–8

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