Year 3 · Phase 1 (Years 0-3) · Measurement
Perimeter and area
What the teaching sequence covers here
Measure the perimeter of polygons in metric units, understanding perimeter as the total distance around a 2D shape, and measure the area of rectangles by covering them with equal-sized squares.
This is ChalkBee's own paraphrase of the official teaching sequence, not the Ministry's wording. Tahurangi curriculum content is Crown copyright, Ministry of Education, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, so we describe it in our own words and cite the source: NZC Mathematics and Statistics Phase 1 (Years 0-3). Always check the official page for the exact requirement.
nz-p1-meas-05. The Ministry of Education does not assign alphanumeric codes to teaching-sequence statements; this id is a stable site-internal reference.Relevant Year 3 worksheets
Matched by age: this NZ year lines up with our Grade 2 material. These resources support parts of the statement; they are not a complete assessment of every clause.