Whoever said math can’t be fun?  Well – I believe that math and art are connected in varying ways.  Think of the architect who draws out building plans, or the engineer who looks at specific floor plans and uses Auto Cad to figure out their precise mathematical formulas and answers…  Well, art and math can start right at an early age!  This project was a lot of fun and allowed the student’s to be creative in how they wanted to present a formula of a sum of 5.  Remember, these are grade 1 students – so we must keep it simple at the beginning 🙂

What was awesome about this lesson was how the students were able to express themselves through artwork while learning the mathematical concept of addition.  If you notice, no two bowls of ice cream are the same.  This promotes individuality and creativity but still gets down to the root of what the lesson is trying to provide for students in math!