Read a seven-year-old « Jake wants to put a fence around his land » and watch their eyes go to the numbers first. The story often gets skipped. This 2nd grade perimeter of gardens and fences worksheet slows that down. Nine short problems describe real places: a fence, an office floor, a triangular garden, a whiteboard, a bedroom, a garden with four measured sides, a photo, a lid and a kitchen. Sides run from 5 to 30, in meters, feet or centimeters. The worked solutions show the method: first imagine the shape and draw it, then add every side. A second page gives the answer key.