In third grade we read Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold and study how her illustrations connect to her incredible story quilts. Then we zoom out and talk about something students never expect to hear in art class. Quilting is math. Symmetry. Rotation. Reflection. Slides. Suddenly geometry feels colorful and personal… like a quilt! 😊 Students design one quilt border using construction paper and donated scrapbooking papers. Then they create four identical borders and assemble them around an illustrate