Quilts: A Geometry Excursion for Grades 1–2
In this Excursion, students investigate features of shape as they make paper quilts. The class learns about a community of quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Students see and discuss a variety of quilts, including ones from their families/community. They use two colors to design several different quilt squares made up of squares and triangles. They choose a favorite quilt square to iterate into a quilt. Class discussion focuses on the shapes students see in their quilts, the way different shapes came together to make other shapes, and any new shapes they see.
This Excursion involves 5 activities, to be done in sequence.
In this Excursion, students investigate features of shape as they make paper quilts. The class learns about a community of quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Students see and discuss a variety of quilts, including ones from their families/community. They use two colors to design several different quilt squares made up of squares and triangles. They choose a favorite quilt square to iterate into a quilt. Class discussion focuses on the shapes students see in their quilts, the way different shapes came together to make other shapes, and any new shapes they see.
This Excursion involves 5 activities, to be done in sequence.
