What are some arts integration connections to math?
Classroom Example: Integrating Geometry and Visual Art in Kindergarten and First Grade
Arts integration provides an engaging and effective way to achieve standards in both math/geometry and visual arts. By analyzing the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, students developed math skills of identifying, classifying, and describing the shape, size, color, and location of geometric figures. They also developed visual art skills of identifying line, color, and shape and spatial relationships. All the knowledge and skills gained through the analysis of Kandinsky’s art were then applied as students created class mural and individual collages. This example follows students at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia) as they engage in a six-step process for learning about geometry and visual arts.
Editors & Producers
Lynne B. Silverstein
Amy Duma
Kenny Neal
Kennedy Center Teaching Artists
Updated
January 15, 2020
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