Perimeter Teaching Resources
Explore perimeter worksheets, hands-on activities and more teacher resources created by maths teachers for math teachers!
This collection of printable and digital activities is aligned with the Australian maths curriculum (including version 9.0), and each resource has been carefully reviewed by a member of our maths teacher team to ensure it's ready for your lesson plans and your students.
Are you new to teaching this measurement concept? Or maybe you're just looking for fresh ways to engage your students on the topic? Read on for a primer from our teacher team, including a kid-friendly definition of perimeter and a look at how to find the perimeter of an object.
What Is Perimeter? A Kid-Friendly Definition
When we're introducing any concept for the first time, we know that having a kid-friendly definition on hand can be helpful to start the lesson. Here's a perimeter definition that our teacher team likes to use!
Perimeter is the measurement of the distance around the outside of a shape. If you were to walk around an object, the distance you walked would represent the perimeter of that object.
The perimeter of a shape depends on the lengths of its sides.
How to Find Perimeter of a Shape — A Simple Formula for Students
To find the perimeter of a shape such as a square or triangle, students need to add up the lengths of all its sides.
For example, if you're trying to find the perimeter of a rectangle, you would use the formula:
- Perimeter = Length + Width + Length + Width
If you're trying to find the perimeter of a triangle, the formula is a bit simpler as there are fewer sides! In this case, the formula is:
- Perimeter = Side + Side + Side
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Interactive Maths Review – Activities for Years 5, 6 and 7
Review important maths concepts covered in years 5, 6 and 7 with a student-led interactive activity.
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Perimeter Escape Room – The Mysterious Missing Cupcakes
Have your super-sleuth students solve this perimeter escape room to find out who stole the missing cupcakes!
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Area and Perimeter Paddock Problems – Worksheets
A set of differentiated area and perimeter worksheets.
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Perimeter Maths Investigation – Design a Garden
Get students to design a garden with this student-centred perimeter project for middle primary students.
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Perimeter of Composite Shapes Maze
Use this perimeter maze when teaching your students how to calculate the perimeter of composite shapes.
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Perimeter Practice Problems With Visuals – Worksheet
Download these perimeter practice problems to use when exploring measurement concepts in your maths lessons.
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Perimeter and Area Digital Puzzles
Give students practice finding the area and perimeter of squares and rectangles with these digital area and perimeter puzzles.
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Perimeter and Area Dice Game
Use this area and perimeter dice game as a pair activity during your maths lessons on measurement.
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Halloween Area and Perimeter Colour by Number Worksheet
Use these Halloween colour-by-number worksheets to practise identifying the perimeter and area of regular polygons.
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Area And Perimeter Word Problem Task Cards
Use these area and perimeter task cards in your maths lessons to give your students practice solving real-world word problems.
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Perimeter of Composite Shapes Task Cards
Have your students find the perimeter of composite shapes with this set of task cards perfect for maths rotations.
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Find the Missing Side Interactive Puzzle
Explore perimeter with missing sides with your students using this interactive digital puzzle.
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Perimeter Matching Game
Have students explore the perimeter of composite figures with this matching game perfect for collaborative learning.
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Perimeter Task Cards
Use these perimeter tasks to give your students practice with this fundamental measurement skill.
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Finding the Perimeter Interactive Activity
Get students finding the perimeter of shapes with this self-checking digital resource, perfect for lesson introductions and wrap-ups.
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Calculate the Perimeter Interactive Activity
Teach students how to calculate the perimeter with this drag-and-drop digital activity, perfect for whole-class and individual learning.
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Find the Missing Side Worksheet
Use this missing side perimeter worksheet to help your students find the missing sides on a collection of rectangles and squares.
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Drawing Perimeter with Informal Units Worksheet
Get students to draw a figure with a given perimeter with this perimeter of rectangles worksheet.
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Measuring Perimeter with Informal Units Worksheet
Use these perimeter worksheets to give your students practice finding the perimeter of rectangles.
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Finding the Perimeter of a Rectangle Poster
Teach students the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle with this colorful classroom poster for your math bulletin board.
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Area and Perimeter Haunted House - Year 5 Halloween Maths
Design your own haunted house and practise finding the perimeter and area of rectangular figures with an exciting Halloween mathss Activity!
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Interactive Perimeter Puzzle
Calculate and match the perimeters of all 16 shapes on the board to reveal a perimeter puzzle mystery picture.
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Mixed Perimeter Word Problems Worksheet
Use this perimeter word problems worksheet to give your students practice calculating the perimeter of shapes.
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Same Perimeter, Different Area Word Problems – Worksheet
Practise solving multi-step word problems involving objects that have the same perimeter but different areas.
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Perimeter with Missing Sides – Word Problems Worksheet
Practise solving real-life perimeter word problems with an unknown side with this worksheet.
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Perimeter and Area Poster
A poster that explains and compares the concepts of perimeter and area.
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Area and Perimeter Word Problems
Get students to solve area and perimeter word problems with this set of three worksheets.
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Perimeter of 2D Shapes Poster
Use this perimeter anchor chart to teach students how to find the perimeter of shapes such as squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons and parallelograms.