Perfect Squares and Perfect Cubes Posters

I am very excited about these perfect squares and perfect cubes posters that I created to decorate my high school math classroom! These posters were inspired by the amazing Clarissa Grandi, a maths teacher in the UK.

If you like making math pretty and colorful, you must check out Clarissa Grandi’s website!  I highly recommend checking out her classroom display ideas post.

Clarissa shared a visual representation of the different perfect squares and cubes. She placed pre-cut numbers on top of the squares/cubes. I decided I wanted to simplify things and create a set of printable posters where the numbers are printed directly on the squares and cubes.

I created posters for both the first ten perfect squares and the first ten perfect cubes.

I printed the perfect squares and perfect cubes posters on colored paper and laminated them.

If a printable reference chart is more your jam, check out my free printable list of perfect squares.

I also added some title posters that say “Perfect Squares” and “Perfect Cubes.”

I just LOVE looking at these!

I do need to give credit where credit is due. My husband graciously used his geogebra skills to make the images of the cubes for me.  Thanks Shaun!

Did you notice that I used the same colors for both sets of posters?  This way, 1 squared and 1 cubed are the same color.  2 squared and 2 cubed are the same color, etc.  

The first time I printed these posters off, I somehow got the colors off.  It bugged me so much I had to print another set!

Fun Fact: These perfect squares posters are perfect for helping students with the Perfect Squares Puzzle.

More Perfect Squares Poster

You might also be interested in the More Perfect Squares Poster I created when I realized my students needed to recognize perfect squares higher than 100.

(This was originally posted as a separate blog post on August 31, 2017)

Last year, I put up posters of the first ten perfect squares and perfect cubes in my room. They looked awesome, and students referenced them throughout the year. However, I found that my students often needed to know if a number that was higher than 100 was a perfect square.

I don’t have the wall space necessary to go farther (or the patience necessary to tape that many more posters on the wall!), so I made a More Perfect Squares poster to hang next to my existing posters.

Here’s what I came up with:

I printed this More Perfect Squares poster on 11 x 17 cardstock.

I was given a package of this cardstock a few years ago, and I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it for the longest time. Then, I started making posters with it.

Later, I began using it to make group-sized reusable activities with my 11 x 17 dry erase pockets.

I’ve used so much of it lately, that I just had to order a new package from Amazon!

If you want a printable reference chart for your students, check out my printable list of perfect squares.