learning area in math

In math we are learning about area and the trick that I do is length x width and that gives you your area. Now we are learning how to divide the shape that is funky looking and adding the area up to get the whole area, but it is hard because it is not on grid paper.  Since we learned that yesterday I wonder what we are going to learn today in math?  

by:Ally 

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