Learning about geometry and measurement helps develop your spatial thinking. It also gives you the tools and confidence to be able to build things, cook and bake, set up chemistry experiments, explore historic and modern architecture, paint with structure in mind, calculate the orbits of planets, measure vast distances in outer space using exponents, create fractals on the computer, perform magic tricks, and even play a great game of pool!
Do you want to make a treasure map? How about build a fort? Do you want to know how to give accurate directions? How will you know what size rug will fit in your living room? What size window box will you have to order or make for your plants? Will the leftovers fit in the container you have? Use geoboards (or a square of wood with nails pounded in at even intervals) for learning about fractions and geometric shapes, use household items such as egg cartons and juice packs as arrays to learn about multiplication, learn how to draw 2D and 3D shapes and other objects like buildings, in a creative “cityscape” project, build a model to scale, start a square foot garden, acquire and learn how to use the three most important tools of a mathematician: a pencil, a straight edge (ruler), and a compass. Also useful is a protractor.