Understanding and measuring area in Year 1 and Year 2

![CDATA[This paper reports on a very early stage of a much larger, ongoing study. This stage trialled two sequences of area lessons in Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms. One sequence was planned from suggested activities and objectives from the Mathematics K-6 Syllabus (NSW Department of Education, 1989). The second sequence focused upon assisting students to identify and draw the pattern or structure of repeated, tessellating units used to measure area. Each sequence was trialled in four classrooms. To evaluate and compare the lesson sequences, the teachers were interviewed following each lesson and student learning was monitored through a pre and post-test assessment task. Comparisons are reported of students’ progress as a result of each lesson sequence and the effectiveness of the two sequences.]]