To welcome the fall season our class created a geometric pumpkin quilt. The students
are often fascinated by two things when it comes to this activity:
1. That this is considered math.
2. That we only use squares to create each piece*.
*More specifically, they are thrilled to learn that they can cut a square from
corner to corner to create two triangles.
Each time we build a quilt in class, I always ask the students how many
squares they think we will need for the current pattern. This time I asked, "How many orange squares do we need for the pumpkin?" All students who answered thought we needed TWO. (We
used four!). Watching children develop spatial concepts is always interesting!
