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Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Tang challenges kids to solve problems creatively while introducing art history.
In his most ground-breaking book since THE BEST OF TIMES (Fall 2002), Greg Tang underscores the importance of four basic rules in problem-solving. Keeping an open mind, looking for unusual number combinations, using multiple skills (like subtracting to add...more
In his most ground-breaking book since THE BEST OF TIMES (Fall 2002), Greg Tang underscores the importance of four basic rules in problem-solving. Keeping an open mind, looking for unusual number combinations, using multiple skills (like subtracting to add...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 1st 2003
by Scholastic Press
(first published January 1st 1949)
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In this cross-curricular concept book, the preceding page contains a historical painting with a caption of title, artist and date as well as a brief rhyme about the painter and a grouping puzzle to be solved on the next page. Degas and dancing shoes, Monet and lilies, Renoir and umbrellas, Cezanne and peaches, van Gogh and stars, Seurat and hot spots, Matisse and fish, Picasso and eyes, Mondrian and squares, Dali and melting clocks, Pollock and paint splotches, Warhol and soup cans all cleverly...more
Genre: I placed this title in my reading log under Children’s Counting Picture Books
Summary: Putting math and art together, the author has created an interesting and colorful way to learn basic math skills.
Critique:
(a.) I feel the strength in this title lies within the author’s aptitude to put historic pictures to work in a young child’s mind in order to help them use basic addition and subtraction skills.
(b.) Every other page shows a historic piece of art. For example, page 8 shows The Umbrell...more
Summary: Putting math and art together, the author has created an interesting and colorful way to learn basic math skills.
Critique:
(a.) I feel the strength in this title lies within the author’s aptitude to put historic pictures to work in a young child’s mind in order to help them use basic addition and subtraction skills.
(b.) Every other page shows a historic piece of art. For example, page 8 shows The Umbrell...more
This book integrates math and art. As the reader turns each page they are encountered by the majestic masterpieces from a variety of artists and eras. Tang takes elements from the pieces and group them on the opposite page. It is in these groupings that students are to arrange to get the desired amount. Each grouping ranges from one to five with none of them being more than five. This book teaches first grade students about the works of famous artists as well as how to create combination of addi...more
We really enjoyed reading this book about art and math together. We've read all of Greg Tang's math books and we loved the challenges, the rhymes and especially in this case, the art education. We loved the brain-teasing aspect of the problems (making various combinations of items add up to the same sum) and we loved taking turns finding solutions. We would only do a couple of problems together each time, but our girls would always ask to do more. We hope that Greg Tang writes more of these book...more
-book on solving math problems using famous art pieces
-very creative artwork, and based on the art, students are to find differnt ways to solve the problem
-strategies are explained in the back of the book, includeing adding and subtracting
-rhyming poems accompany each problem
-students can work in pairs to see the ways they can solve the problems, and then explain to each other the strategies used
-teachers can also use this as an engaging assessment tool after studying the specific strategies
-a...more
-very creative artwork, and based on the art, students are to find differnt ways to solve the problem
-strategies are explained in the back of the book, includeing adding and subtracting
-rhyming poems accompany each problem
-students can work in pairs to see the ways they can solve the problems, and then explain to each other the strategies used
-teachers can also use this as an engaging assessment tool after studying the specific strategies
-a...more
This is the most recent addition to my children’s book collection, and it has quickly become one of my favorites. For anyone interested in “multiple intelligences”- this is gold. It incorporates classic works of art, mathematics, poetry and stellar vocabulary. A great interactive book to read and enjoy with the kiddos, and a nice Art 101 refresher to boot.
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I thought this book was really cool because it's taking famous artwork and using the different types of art techniques in math. This is a great way for students to connect math with other subjects and everyday life events. It's a fun book to learn about art, counting, and patterns. Grades pek-2
I would defintely use this book as a activity. I can only imagine what fun things can come from this. It involves word problems, abstract thinking, rhyming, kids would makke their own examples from ideas on the page. Creative.
This book uses art and math in problem solving challenges. Each piece of art has an accompanying word problem that asks the reader to find multiple compinations to make one number.This is a good book for first to second grade.
This book is a great cross curricular reading on art and math. The art and history are pretty accurate, and the math problems could be adapted to use in a center or as sponge/warm-up activities.
Tang really creates math challenges here. By using artwork of great masters like Renoir, he is able to combine poetic form with math. Illustrated by Greg Paprocki, this is a really neat book.
We loved this book - my nine, seven, five and three year olds all enjoyed it! It was a great combination of wonderful masterpieces from the art world and fun counting games.
I love these books! This one was a surprising and pleasant combination of art and math! The children enjoyed seeing Degas and Van Gogh turned into math puzzles.
Art and math problem solving book. Can be used for word problem lesson. Also art history introduction. Illustrates more than one way to solve a problem.
Working on word promblems in math? Grab this book! This book is all about math, getting kids to master the idea, thinking outside the box.
Rules 4 math
Open mind
Combinations
Patterns
Multiple skills
As to add to subtract
Gr 2-5
Open mind
Combinations
Patterns
Multiple skills
As to add to subtract
Gr 2-5
a book to looks at different ways and ideas to go about problem solving in math.
A fun combination of artwork and math concepts.
cross-subject book about art and math
Math + Art + Poetry = 5 stars!
Tang does a great job with this book--it combines art masterpieces, a (VERY) brief introduction to art styles--in poetry, no less!--and then a math puzzler for each piece of art. This is BASIC math--all addition facts. Lots of fun for little ones! A great living math book.
love this book. it takes famous art work and asks the reader to do math problems by finding things (like how many lilypads) in the masterpieces. Awesome idea.
An ingenious way to incorporate works of art to memory while practicing arithmetic.
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