Welcome to our Perimeter of a rectangle page.
Here you will find a range of free printable perimeter sheets and support,
which will help your child to learn to work out the perimeters of a range of rectangles.
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On this webpage you will find our range of worksheets to help your child learn to work out the perimeter of a range of rectangles.
These sheets are graded from easiest to hardest, and each sheet comes complete with answers.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
A good way of thinking about the perimeter of a shape in front of you is to imagine that you are very small and standing on one of the corners of the shape. Imagine walking along the sides of the shape until you get back to where you started. The distance you have walked will be the perimeter.
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To find the perimeter of a rectangle, there are several different ways, you can use the one you prefer:
Find the perimeter of the rectangle below.
We will work the perimeter out using the 3 different ways above:
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A rectilinear shape is a shape made up of two or more rectangles.
In the following sheets, you need to find the missing side lengths, then add them up to find the perimeter of the shapes.
These sheets are suitable for 4th and 5th graders.
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