Poetry Calendar: Mix Math and Poetry
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Description
This website contains links to 12 calendars (12 months). April contains eight activities that mix math with poetry. For instance, children write a nonsense poem that rhymes every 3rd line, make a palindrome that reads the same forward and back, and write a poem about a favorite number. Works as a handout, take-home, or group activity. Available as a downloadable pdf and in Spanish.
Quick Guide
- Preparation Time: Under 5 minutes
- Learning Time: 1 to 2 hours
- Estimated materials cost: free
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Age Range: Ages 4 - 14
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Language: English
Materials List (per group of students)
- one Poetry Calendar copy per child
- scrap paper, pencils
- dictionary
- clock that shows seconds
Subjects
Informal Categories
- Games
- Literature
Subjects
- Mathematics
- Algebra
- Patterns
- Measurement
- Units of Measurement
- Number and Operations
- Number Systems
- Problem Solving
- Reasoning and Proof
- Algebra
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Asking Questions
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- Formulating Explanations
- The Scientific Process
Place and Time
Time
- Date: April ,
Audience
To use this activity learners need to
- see
- read
Learning styles supported
- Involves teamwork and communication skills
- Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
- Uses STEM to solve real-world problems
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource
Foreign Language Versions
Funding sources
- NSF, ESI-0406675 and DRL-0713537
Comments
"Mathematickles" by Betsy Franco combines math, wordplay and poems through the seasons, and would make a fun literature connection to this calendar.