Draw and Use a Gallon Square

Materials needed: small piece of paper ( a 3 in by 3 in Post-it note will do) and a pencil or pen

Draw a square. You do not need to do this step if you're using a Post-it note. (Are you sure what you drew is a square? :P) This square represents one GALLON.

Cut this square into 4 smaller squares. Write Q, for QUART, inside the top right square.

Horizontally cut the top left square into two small rectangles. Write P, for PINT, inside the top rectangle.

Now cut the second rectangle into two even smaller squares. Write C, for CUP, inside the one on the left.

Lastly, cut the second little square into 8 equal parts. Write O, for OUNCE, inside one of them.

You've just created your GALLON SQUARE!

Let's use it to convert between gallon, quart, pint, cup and ounces.

Fill in the blanks. Mentally!

___quarts =1 gallon
___pints = 1/2 gallon
3/4 gallon = ___pints
1 quart=___cups
1 pint = ___ounces
3 pints = ___ounces
1/2 gallon = ___cups
5 cups = ___ ounces
5 quarts = ___gallons
1 1/2 cups = ___ounces

Carry a mental picture of this gallon square with you. Amaze your friends with how quickly you convert between gallon, quart, pint, cup and ounce.