Teaching Mathematics in the Classroom through Theatre – Broadway Educators
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Teachers may also shout out commands, such as, “Get in groups of four and create a square with your bodies.”
Ask each student in the class to role play the emotion of various integers.
Another idea is to have the students in a group form an imaginary bridge by posing as various geometric shapes
personifying numbers will help students retain concepts
One entertaining idea is to have the class act out a grocery store check-out scene.
“This is a…” Kids stand in a circle and pass mathematical objects around, such as shapes or flashcards. As they pass an object, they chant the following to the beat and fill in the blank with the answer: A: This is a ___. B: A what? A: A ___. B: A what? A: A ___. B: Oh, a ___.
teachers can run a playwriting and performance activity. Tell them to write a mystery where the audience has to answer a certain number of math riddles and word problems to help the characters discover clues.
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