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Quilt Club Patches: Measuring with Unit Squares

Grade 3 area practice with quilt patches: spot unit squares, learn that each one covers 1 square unit, and use patches to measure quilt blocks.

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Aligned to3.MD.C.5.a

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify a unit square as a square with sides that are 1 unit long.
Students explain that one unit square covers 1 square unit of area.
Students measure the area of quilt blocks by counting unit squares.

How to use

Use as an introduction to area. Show a 1-inch paper square before starting, and have students point to one unit square on each grid before they count.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.C.5.a

Understand that a unit square covers one square unit of area.

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Quilt Club Patches: Measuring with Unit Squares

One square patch with 1-unit sides covers 1 square unit.

Cutting patches

A unit square is a square with sides that are 1 unit long. It covers 1 square unit of area.

Grandpa Leo cuts a square quilt patch. Each side is 1 foot long. How much area does the patch cover?

A. 1 foot
B. 4 square feet
C. 1 square foot
D. 1 square inch

Jun sews a tiny quilt for a doll. The whole grid is the doll quilt. Each small square is a patch with 1-centimeter sides. One patch is shaded.

The shaded patch covers square centimeter.
The whole doll quilt covers square centimeters.

Is each patch a unit square? Sort the patches.

A square with 1-inch sidesA rectangle that is 1 inch by 3 inchesA square with 1-meter sidesA square with 2-centimeter sidesA square with 1-centimeter sidesA triangle with 1-foot sides

Unit square	Not a unit square

Rosa cuts a unit square patch with 1-inch sides. Choose the 2 sentences that are true.

A. The patch covers 4 square inches because it has 4 sides.
B. Each side of the patch is 1 inch long.
C. The patch covers 1 inch of area.
D. The patch covers 1 square inch of area.

Sewing quilt blocks

Each small square on the grid is one patch. Each patch is a unit square with 1-inch sides, so it covers 1 square inch. Use the quilt blocks below.

Block A is just one patch. How much area does Block A cover?

Block A covers square inch.

Count the patches in each block. Match each block to its area.

Block B
Block C
Block D
Block F

A. 6 square inches
B. 3 square inches
C. 5 square inches
D. 4 square inches

How many patches are in Block E? How much area does Block E cover?

Block E has patches.
Block E covers square inches.

Which block covers 2 more square inches than Block C?

A. Block B
B. Block F
C. Block D
D. Block E

Quilt puzzles

Use what you know about unit squares to solve each puzzle.

Ms. Ito covers a pillow with unit square patches that have 1-inch sides. She sews 4 rows with 5 patches in each row. There are no gaps or overlaps. What is the area of the pillow?

A. 9 square inches
B. 20 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 20 square inches

10.

The quilt club makes a giant floor quilt for the gym. Each small square on the grid is a unit square with 1-foot sides. The shaded part is the floor quilt.How much area does the floor quilt cover?

The floor quilt covers square feet.

11.

Diego has 12 patches. Each patch is a unit square with 1-inch sides. He sews all 12 patches into one rectangle with no gaps or overlaps. Which could be Diego's rectangle?