Reaching Every Student by Teaching in Context!

Throughout my teaching, I have observed that many students are often confused, slow to respond or reluctant to participate during math instruction. They appear timid and restrained because they are afraid of taking risks for fear of failure or not being right. Picture books with math concepts are perfect low stress tools for introducing math concepts and helping to build the confidence that students may lack in order to achieve academic success in math.


Students often times need help to build the necessary schema that it takes to solve word problems. Picture books provide a deeper source of distinction than a fixed word problem or isolated computational skills. They also provide a road map for students to monitor their thinking. Follow the link to an excellent article that describes how to teach math using picture books. 


http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2012/11/teaching-math-picture-books-part-1