This Build a Carnival game offers a hands-on, visual way to reinforce key area concepts.

In this small group game, students will select cards, each with a specified area measurement, and draw them on their own carnival maps as rectangles. Players strategically fit the features without overlap, adjusting the side lengths to match the given area. This will help them to understand that rectangles can be different shapes but have the same area and provides the basis for learning the area formula. When the game concludes, the player with the largest total area covered wins.

This resource includes:

1. Detailed instructions
2. 24 game cards
3. Build a Carnival grid map template.