The worksheet titled "Measuring and Comparing the Size of Rectangles on a Grid" features grids with different-sized rectangles that are all labeled with letters. Each rectangle is just one unit wide so students can focus on comparing lengths, which is a foundational skill students need to learn before they can compare the area of shapes.

Questions cover a variety of skills that require students to reference the labeled rectangles on the grid. They ask students to measure the length of a rectangle, find the shortest rectangle, or write which rectangle is larger than another, which gives them practice counting measurements, comparing, and thinking critically.

Measuring length is a foundational skill students must learn. You can set them up for success when learning more complex skills by giving them practice seeing shapes on a grid.

For instance, students can easily count and compare rectangles with the same width but different lengths on a grid. Students can measure how long each rectangle is, which one is the biggest, which one is the smallest, and more. This gives them practice seeing shapes on a grid, which can help them in the future when they're ready to measure area while allowing them to practice comparing and measuring length first.