Members of a third-grade class were involved in a heated discussion. They were using a fixed number of links to create fences for toy cows. The children could change the shape of the field produced by the links, but they could not add any links or take any away. Understanding the relationship between perimeter and area is a difficult concept for…

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…

In the rural community of Santa Avelina in the Highlands of Guatemala, it indeed takes a village to develop children's mathematical understanding through a partnership among school, home, and community. Connections to real-life applications, such as the planting and growing of corn, shape the learning experiences of these children so that they…

Provides classroom ideas for integrating music with mathematics teaching. (Author/NB)

Describes a mathematics-literacy project that came out of the Literacy Reform Institute: Teachers Training Teachers. Presents activities, assessment techniques, and reflections from the project. (ASK)

Integrates the mathematics concepts of distance and time with a story by George Rivera about an Hispanic family and other workers traveling through the Rocky Mountain region and the north central United States. (Contains 13 references.) (ASK)

Presents the children's story "COOK-A-DOODLE-DOO!" to provide the impetus for a lesson that includes opportunities for problem solving, estimating, predictive reading, and enjoyable eating. (KHR)

Presents an activity to integrate literature into the mathematics curriculum that is an interesting springboard to problem solving, an opportunity to research famous mathematicians, and a vehicle to enhance the understanding of mathematics concepts. (ASK)

Presents activities for students to explore mathematical literature. Argues that through books, students come to view mathematics as a meaningful and valuable tool for solving problems. Highlights books that present an authentic and real context for using mathematics and literature to support open-ended exploration of mathematics in real life.…

Uses the book "Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story" to help children differentiate between the mathematical concepts of perimeter and area. (KHR)

Presents five mathematics activities to celebrate the 100th Day of School. Lists the full set of activities that relate to mathematics, art, music, physical education, science, social studies and history, English, and creative writing. (ASK)

Suggests some children's literature selections with mathematical connections, and presents activities to integrate language arts and mathematics. (Contains 37 references.) (ASK)

This investigation for grades five and six is based on using literature as a vehicle to develop mathematical understanding. The fairy tale "Cinderella" is used to identify similarities and differences, classify and sort information, as well as develop communication skills. (AIM)

Describes a one-week lesson in which gummy-bears candy was used to illustrate sampling procedures and to generate discussion and questions. Reports data results and students' reactions to problems of representation after holding an election. (MKR)

Presents an activity on transformations that employs a story from children's literature. Emphasizes that books and stories that use mathematical problem solving not only engage children in the narrative but also give them opportunities to see how mathematics is used in everyday life. (ASK)