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Four Main Ways to Make Math More Four Main Ways to Make Math More Engaging…Engaging…
1. Real-life examples
2. Hands-On Materials
1. Math Literature
2. Games & On-Line Websites
Focus on elementary grade subjects:◦Addition◦Subtraction◦Shapes◦Fractions◦Measurement◦Time◦Numbers◦Patterns◦Multiplication◦Division◦Money
Incorporate Real-Life ExamplesIncorporate Real-Life Examples
Must make the content relevant for students
“Students who feel that their out of school experiences are valued and integrated with their formal schooling have greater potential to see school as relevant and are better positioned to see mathematics, in particular, as an powerful tool in their lives” (Turner, Gutiérrez, Simic-Muller, and Díez-Palomar 136-157)
Example:“Community Knowledge” Project
Use Hands-On MaterialsUse Hands-On MaterialsLet the child
investigate the concepts◦Find curriculum that
supports an investigative approach, such as the
“Connected Mathematics 2”
Examples:◦ Time-Sequencing Activity◦ Tangram Picture Matching
Cards with the Plastic Pattern Blocks
Examples of Math ManipulativesExamples of Math Manipulatives Plastic coins/bills Pattern blocks Base 10 blocks Plastic clocks Magnetic numbers Measuring cups Scales Geoboards Counters Folding geometric shapes Place value pocket charts 3-D fraction shapes Dice
…AND SO MANY MORE!!!
Math LiteratureMath Literature• Whether you go to your
school library or a publiclibrary, or a book store,you will never find a shortageof children’s books!
• You can find books on almost any mathematical concept for children!
• Books can be as entry points into a lesson or concept OR they can be used to work on a specific problem or activity within the context of the book
Examples of Math Literature by Examples of Math Literature by SubjectSubject
4. Shapes:• “The Greedy Triangle” by
Marilyn Burns
• “Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres” by Tana Hoban
5. Angles:◦ “What’s your Angle,
Pythagoras?” by Julie Ellis
6. Graphs:◦ The Great Graph Contest” by
Loreen Leedy
…AND SO MANY MORE!!!
1. Money:• “How the Second Grade got
$8, 205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty” by Nathan Zimelman
• “The Penny Pot” by Stuart J. Murphy
• “If You Made a Million” by David M. Schwartz
2. Fractions:• “Working with Fractions” by
David A. Adler
• “One Riddle, One Answer” by Lauren Thompson
3. Percents:• “Twizzlers: Percentage Book”
by Jerry Pallotta
Math GamesMath GamesPizza Fraction
FunDice Game
Board games:◦ “Pay Day”◦ “Math Noodlers”
…AND SO MANY MORE!!!
On-Line Math WebsitesOn-Line Math Websites
http://www.coolmath-games.com/ Coffee Shop Lemonade Stand Shapezoid Fraceton
http://www.mathplayground.com/http://www.primarygames.com/http://pbskids.org/
Remember:Remember:There are SO many ways to
incorporate real-life examples, hands-on materials, literature and games and on-line websites in order to make math more engaging for children!
MATH DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BORING FOR CHILDREN… & WE CAN HELP!
BibliographyBibliography KDP Workshop. “Making Math Fun”.
Nees, Diane. Lessons Using Learning Bags for Math: Grades 1-2. Westminster: Teacher Created Resources, Inc., 2006. 1-64. Print.
South Brunswick Public Library.
Turner, Erin, Maura Varley-Gutierrez, Ksenija Simic-Muller, and Javier Diez
Palomar. “Everything is Math in the Whole World”: Integrating Critical and Community Knowledge in Authentic Mathematical Investigations with Elementary Latina/o Students.” Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 11 (2009): 136-157. Print.