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=**Early Stage One** = ||
 * //**MES1.2: Describes area using everyday language and compares areas using direct comparison.**//


 * Key ideas:*** Identify and describe the attributes of area.
 * Estimate the larger of two areas and compare using direct comparison.
 * Record comparisons informally. ||

=Stage One = ||
 * //**MS1.2: Estimates, measures, compares and records areas using informal units.**//


 * Key ideas:**
 * Use appropriate informal units to estimate and measure area.
 * Compare and order two or more areas.
 * Record measurements by referring to the number and type of informal units used. ||

=Stage Two = ||
 * //**MS2.2: Estimates, measures, compares and records the areas of surfaces in square centimetres and square metres.**//


 * Key ideas:**
 * Recognise the need for square centimetres and square metres to measure area.
 * Estimate, measure, compare and record areas in square centimetres and square metres. ||

=**Stage Three** = ||
 * //**MS3.2: Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate area, including the area of squares, rectangles and triangles.**//


 * Key ideas:**
 * Select and use the appropriate unit to calculate area.
 * Recognise the need for square kilometres and hectares.
 * Develop formulae in words for finding area of squares, rectangles and triangles. ||