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Build with Squares is a free printable Kindergarten maths worksheet on composing a small rectangle from unit squares, aligned to Common Core standard K.G.B.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Build with Squares

K.G.B.6

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Count the squares. Area =

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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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Count the squares. Area =
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LessonPrint · K.G.B.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Build with Squares

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.72 square units
  2. 2.45 square units
  3. 3.36 square units
  4. 4.8 square units
  5. 5.10 square units
  6. 6.27 square units
  7. 7.18 square units
  8. 8.54 square units

Questions about Build with Squares

What does the Build with Squares worksheet cover?

It practises composing a small rectangle from unit squares — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.G.B.6: Put small shapes together to build bigger ones. The instruction to pupils is “Count the squares. Area =”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Build with Squares practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6 — K.G.B.6, in the Geometry domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Build with Squares is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.G.B.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Build with Squares come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Build with Squares can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Build with Squares free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Build with Squares, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach K.G.B.6?

Yes — “Building Bigger Shapes from Smaller” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for K.G.B.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Build with Squares is the practice that follows it.

More practice for K.G.B.6

Put small shapes together to build bigger ones.

Teaching this next? Building Bigger Shapes from Smaller is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.G.B.6 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.