Rectangle

Compound Shape

• How would you go about finding the area of this shape?
• Can you think of other methods?
• Which method do you think is the quickest?
• How could the shape be changed to make the question harder?
• How could the shape be changed to make the question easier?

Compound Shape 2

• How would you go about finding the area of this shape?
• Can you think of other methods?
• Which method do you think is the quickest?
• How is this shape different to the previous example?
• Is it easier or harder to find the area of this shape compared to the previous example?

Compound Shape 3

• Are there other ways to divide up this compound shape?
• Do you have a favourite way?
• What, in a question, might make you use a certain method?