Add to your geometry shelf with this set of area cards for the Montessori classroom. This material includes six sets of 12 cards (72 cards total) that allow your students to practice calculating the area of various shapes. The sets increase in difficulty to allow your students to problem solve different concepts. 

* Set 1: Simple shapes with square grids for counting
* Set 2: Complex shapes with square grids for counting
* Set 3: Simple shapes with no square grids - abstraction needed
* Set 4: Complex shapes with no square grids - abstraction needed
* Set 5: Triangles
* Set 6: Word Problems

Print the material onto cardstock, cut, and laminate. The shapes have answer cards that you can provide to your students for a matching activity. Encourage your students to draw a picture and show their work for the word problems.