{"id":5744,"date":"2026-11-02T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2026-10-29T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:39:32","slug":"a-twist-on-mondrian-art-a-family-math-night-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5744","title":{"rendered":"A Twist on Mondrian Art &#8211; A Family Math Night Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scissors, glue, bright colored paper and pens&#8230; Anytime an activity includes any of these you can be sure it&#8217;s going to be a hit. And if there&#8217;s a way to weave in some math, it&#8217;s a win\/win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was the inspiration behind my latest collaborative project, <em>A Twist on Mondrian Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter, was known for his geometric abstract style which used grids of black lines and rectangles of primary colors. His use of rectangles made this the perfect opportunity to explore shapes, perimeter, and area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-450x279.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5746\" style=\"width:572px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-450x279.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-768x477.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-1536x954.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-2048x1271.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian1-435x270.jpeg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-300x291.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-450x436.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-768x744.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-1536x1489.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-2048x1985.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian2a-3-279x270.jpeg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with all of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">family math night activities<\/a>, this station was divided into three levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beginning K\/1 (yellow)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intermediate (green) 2\/3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced 4\/5 (blue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At each level, students used inch tiles to build rectangles based on the directions on the paper bags (included in lesson plan). After creating their rectangle, they added it to our growing <em>Mondrian Wall Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-450x853.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5764\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5275562433043686;width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-450x853.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-158x300.jpeg 158w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-768x1455.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-811x1536.jpeg 811w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-1081x2048.jpeg 1081w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-143x270.jpeg 143w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian9b-scaled.jpeg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Practice Piece<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before trying the activity with students, I wanted to make sure the idea worked and get a sense of what the final product might look like. So I created my own Mondrian Art piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: My practice piece does not include all the black lines needed to make it a true Mondrian artwork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-450x548.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-450x548.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-246x300.jpeg 246w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-768x935.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-1262x1536.jpeg 1262w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a-222x270.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian8a.jpeg 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Mondrian Wall Art Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ufeffBecause placement of the rectangles was key to the final collaborative piece, I created a poster showing exactly how the rectangles were to be placed on the graph paper. This information was also included in the directions on the paper bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time, I would update the poster to show the yellow and blue rectangles overlapping edges and add an example where two rectangles of the same color touch at the corners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-450x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-450x438.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-768x747.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-1536x1494.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-2048x1993.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian3a-278x270.jpeg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Station Set-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This station needed to be set up next to a wall where the inch graph paper was hung. The graph paper is where students added their rectangles, eventually creating the full Mondrian Wall Art piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This photo shows the Beginning and Intermediate levels. Except for the colored poster board which was set off to the side on another table, all materials needed for the activity were included inside each of the paper bags.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>A <em>Twist on Mondrian Art<\/em> in Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-203x270.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian4-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-203x270.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian5-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-203x270.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian7-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-203x270.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mondrian6-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>What I Learned<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was definitely a lot of prep work for this activity. The good news is, that going through it helped me streamline the process when writing the lesson plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I would do differently next time is to set up the station with three facilitators, one at each level. This activity had several steps and with only one facilitator, it was difficult to support everyone. As a result, there were several participants who started freestyling their rectangle. We caught them in time, but it made for a little extra work for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I did this at a family math night event, it would be a <strong>fantastic classroom activity<\/strong>, too! If you&#8217;re lucky enough to have a buddy class, this is a great opportunity to have the older students work with the younger ones at the Beginning (K\/1) level. This one-on-one is so valuable for early learners. But my favorite reason is that it&#8217;s such a great bonding experience. In this age of screens, these types of interpersonal experiences are extra important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the lesson plan and more super fun, hands-on collaborative projects, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/projects\/#collaborative-projects\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scissors, glue, bright colored paper and pens&#8230; Anytime an activity includes any of these you can be sure it&#8217;s going to be a hit. And if there&#8217;s a way to weave in some math, it&#8217;s a win\/win. That was the inspiration behind my latest collaborative project, A Twist on Mondrian Art. Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter, was known for his geometric abstract style which used grids of black lines and rectangles of primary colors. His use of rectangles made this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5744\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,76,51,44,184,45,52],"tags":[104,291,144,69,81,231,292,142],"class_list":["post-5744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-family-math-night-2","category-kids-and-math-3-5","category-kids-and-math","category-elementary-mathematics-2","category-number-sense","category-number-and-operations","tag-elementary-math","tag-elementary-math-activities","tag-family-engagement","tag-family-math-night","tag-family-math-night-activities","tag-math-night","tag-mondrian-art","tag-parent-engagement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Twist on Mondrian Art - A Family Math Night Activity - Karyn&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5744\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Twist on Mondrian Art - A Family Math Night Activity - Karyn&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scissors, glue, bright colored paper and pens&#8230; Anytime an activity includes any of these you can be sure it&#8217;s going to be a hit. 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