At School 21 art teacher Raquel Ford integrated math with art to create an arts integration project for the holidays that combines both subject areas. Using simple paper patterns students learned to cut and fold construction paper to create three dimensional cubes and rectangular prisms.
They used glue and tiny bits of tape to hold these structures together. Next they decorated these holiday "gift boxes" with bits of paper and paper strips. They also added pencil drawings.
This simple and inexpensive lesson engaged the students as they transformed a two dimensional surface into a three dimensional form. This box lesson could be used for any holiday or celebration in the calendar year. Ms. Ford shared this activity with other teachers in the building who followed suit. For patterns like the ones Ms. Ford used please see these LINKS:
For an artist who uses paper folding as an "engineer" please see this link:
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