6th Grade Area of Triangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids Worksheets

What students practice

Students find a right triangle as half a rectangle, then triangles on a grid and with labels. They cut and slide parallelograms into rectangles, break trapezoids and composite figures into rectangles and triangles, fill a figure out to a rectangle and take pieces away, box polygons on a grid, and solve area problems in context. Every figure is drawn to scale.

What's inside

1. p. 3

   Right Triangles: Half a Rectangle

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of the rectangle around each right triangle, then the triangle.

2. p. 4

   Any Triangle on a Grid

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Count the base and the height of each triangle, then find its area.

3. p. 5

   Triangles With Labels

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of each triangle, then answer the last question.

4. p. 6

   Parallelograms: Cut and Slide

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Count the base and the height of each parallelogram, then find its area.

5. p. 7

   Parallelograms With Labels

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of each parallelogram, then answer the last question.

6. p. 8

   Trapezoids: Break Into Pieces

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of each piece, then add to find the area of the trapezoid.

7. p. 9

   Composite Figures: Break Apart

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of each piece, then add to find the area of the whole figure.

8. p. 10

   Fill It, Then Take Away

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Find the area of the rectangle, take away the missing piece, and write the area.

9. p. 11

   Polygons on a Grid

   • 6.GSR.5.1

   Break each polygon into pieces you know, then find its area.

10. p. 12

    Area in the Real World

    • 6.GSR.5.1

    Use the picture and the story to solve each problem.

11. p. 13

    Area Code

    • 6.GSR.5.1

    Find each area, then write its letter from the code bank to spell a word.

12. p. 14

    Mixed Review

    • 6.GSR.5.1

    Solve each problem, then check your work.

Georgia standards covered

Who it's for

Grade 6 classes that want area reasoned from shapes students already know rather than a list of formulas. The triangle formula is the only one used, because it is the only one Georgia states for this element.

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