M.S. in Teaching
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College of Education
Madden, Marjorie E.
Mathematics in literature; Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Elementary Education and Teaching
This study is a qualitative study that explores what happens when children's literature is integrated into the teaching of mathematics. The subjects for this study are five fourth and fifth grade students in a resource room located in a southern New Jersey elementary school. For this study, students participated in a math unit using children's literature to teach fractions and probability. Data collected includes student response journals, observations of students, student work, and my teacher research journal. This data is analyzed utilizing the qualitative approach, where themes are identified and linked back to the initial question. The findings reveal many benefits to integrating children's literature and mathematics. The students are able to make connections to their own lives through the stories that they read and feel motivated to learn while participating in the math lessons.
Moore, Karen E., "Integrating children's literature and mathematics" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 745.