Integrating Literacy in Content Areas
Lindsay Merritt and Pamela Wiles
Math Connections
All you need is a composition or spiral notebook to start a math journal.
Vocabulary instruction is very important when learning any new concept, especially in math. This activity combines the use of math vocabulary, technology, and geometry.
It is convenient to use real world artifacts such as newspapers, catalogs, advertisements, and sale flyers to create mathematical problems. Students can create and solve word problems based on the content of the artifacts.
TIP: Be sure to check all pages for content that is not appropriate for your students.
Math Journals
Vocabulary-Technology
Real World Math
Word Problem Strategies
With this easy to use strategy, students focus on the word problem as they would a story or text. Students will read the problem, think about the problem, Identify the important information, re-read the problem, visualize, represent, solve, then explain/justify their answer. See the attached bookmark for an easy reminder.
With this handout you can easily go over vocabulary, not only in Math but with other subjects as well. Easy to print and use for your every day lessons.
SQ3R Modified for Math
The SQ3R method is generally used in Reading instruction to set a framework to understand what you are reading. The following activities include ways to use this common strategy in your Math lessons.
Vocabulary