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Math i h in n Ar Art

Connecting Art and Math for Early Learners and their Families

Family MathWays Team

Age genda

• Why Math in Art?
• Warm-up (Explore and Play)
• Gallery Art Walk (Talk)
• Group Activity Brainstorm (Connect)
• Share Out Activities (Build)
• Questions and Closing

Why Combine Math and Art?

A two-year study in 2016 revealed that students who participated in art programs witnessed an

• verall 22.5 percent increase in math scores and

12.6 percent improvement in reading scores. A study done in Pittsburg found that teaching math through art was a way to engage the whole child.

Warm U rm Up

Self-portraits

Sel Self-Portr trai ait t Shar are Out

What were some of the attributes you wanted to capture in your self-portrait? How did you capture those attributes? What materials or crayon colors allowed you to (or not to) represent yourself? What part(s) of making the portrait were easy? What part(s) were difficult?

Gal allery Ar Art W t Wal alk

• No more than 5 people to

an art piece.

• When the music plays,

walk to a new station.

• When the music stops

converse with peers about art piece

Gal allery Ar Art W t Wal alk

• Reflections
• What artists were you familiar with?
• How did the art make you feel?
• Any overall themes that you noticed?

Brai ainsto torm rm in G n Group

• ups

Art materials at each table Work as a group to: 20 minutes to create your activity

• Create your own art activity you can take back to

your early learners

• Connect your activity to at least one math concept
• List materials needed for your activity
• List math vocabulary that you can introduce

children to through the activity

Sha hare Out Out Loud Loud

• Pleas

ease s shar are:

• The name of your activity
• The math concept(s) it includes
• The materials needed to do the

activity

• Ideas for math vocabulary to

introduce

Questi estions? s?

Hmm…?

Math and nd Mus usic Reso sources ces

• Rockabye Baby makes rock music baby-friendly and kids music

adult-friendly.

• https://www.rockabyebabymusic.com/
• Scholastic Music and Math activities
• https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/math-music-

movement/

• Cardboard instruments
• http://www.minieco.co.uk/cardboard-instruments/
• Balloon Bongo Rice Shaker Guiro
• http://www.minieco.co.uk/balloon-bongo-rice-shaker-guiro/
• American Mathematical Society
• http://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-and-music

Math th in Art R Reso sources ces

• PBS Math Art
• https://kcts9.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/matharts/#.W1EgXNJKjic
• Kandinsky
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4m-k7Oyu14&t=9s
• Symmetry
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ5TzlTdsmY
• Water Marbling
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J410yQ7PI1E

Tha hank You!

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