Finding the area of a rectangle cartoon tutorial

Teach kids how to find the area of a rectangle in this cartoon video tutorial. If the length and width of a rectangle is known, the area can be found by multiplying the length times the width. Also this video shows that a rectangle can be split up into equal units of squares to find the area. It is a suitable activity for children in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades aligned to common core math state standards. Watch and pause if need be.