Pythagoras Square

A child sitting with a completed Pythagoras Square and worksheet

The Pythagoras Square is a beautiful and colourful sensorial expression of the multiplication table. It consists of 10 squares and 90 rectangles. Each square is a different colour and each colour, with the exception of red, has corresponding rectangles. The child, independently or with a partner, begins the activity by placing the red square into the top left of the square working frame. They then proceed to build out, placing the next square kitty corner to the first and placing the corresponding rectangles around the previous square. This continues, until all tiles have been placed. Once the child has completed the Pythagoras Square, they may colour the corresponding worksheet to bring home their own Pythagoras Square.