"Connecting the threads of area and perimeter"

                This blog will be about the article " connecting the threads of area and perimeter". It is from the March 2014 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics.This particular article was all about a quilt project that can be done pertaining to the subject of area and perimeter. The author starts out by saying she got the idea for this quilt project because her students would always ask when they would ever use what they learn about perimeter and area. So, that go her to thinking that she needed to find a way to give the students more real life connections when it came to perimeter and area. This is where the quilt project came into play. The students where to go through a process. Then once they went through that process they had to get it approved by the author before they could start the actual construction of their quilt square. During the process though, it allowed the author to go around and do formative assessments on her students to see if they completely understood the project and what was being asked of them. This worked out extremely well because not only was she able to help struggling students get back on the right path, but the also gave her the opportunity to let the students conversate and collaborate with their fellow classmates if they had questions. She was also able to address all of the common core standards as well as all of the CCSSM standards relating to this project. This project took a week to complete.
                     This article was very interesting to read. I was very impressed to find out how to incorporate more real life connections when it comes to perimeter and area. It also really opens your eyes when it comes to how creative you can  be when it comes to hitting those standards. I also really loved how you don't even need very many materials when it comes to planning this project. I will certainly keep activities like this in mind when it comes to certain subjects like perimeter and area to where my students will always be able to make those real life connections to things they might not think they will ever use.