When Venn Diagrams Intersect Art & Math

Many elementary schools across the nation are scaling back or cutting arts curriculum altogether. This article presents classroom teachers with an activity for integrating art with mathematics. Through a three-phase exploration of reasoning with shapes and their attributes, students will get to know...

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Published inTeaching children mathematics Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 414 - 421
Main Authors Bush, Sarah B, Karp, Karen S, Lentz, Tova, Nadler, Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 01.03.2017
Subjects
Art Activities
Art Education
Common Core State Standards
Elementary School Mathematics
Elementary School Students
Geometry
Grade 2
Handheld Devices
Integrated Activities
Interdisciplinary Approach
Learning Activities
Mathematics Activities
Teaching Methods
Visual Aids
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Summary:Many elementary schools across the nation are scaling back or cutting arts curriculum altogether. This article presents classroom teachers with an activity for integrating art with mathematics. Through a three-phase exploration of reasoning with shapes and their attributes, students will get to know a classmate better, work with defining and nondefining attributes of shapes, and categorize "famous" artwork.
ISSN:1073-5836
DOI:10.5951/teacchilmath.23.7.0414