Showing posts with label understanding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label understanding. Show all posts

July 18, 2011

1512 -Looney Toons

For students, math may become boring and stagnant so, how do we, as teachers, make math more fun? How about having students make a cartoon about their favorite math problem? Inspiring students to be creative and artistic in math class is not a common practice, but with this exercise you can combine art, language arts, and math all into one.

The idea in creating a cartoon for math is to help the student understand the different concepts better. Any time you do a project, there is a better comprehension of the material because the student has researched all the finite details about it. When you combine that with your math concepts, students will walk away learning more about what the teacher intended.

Creating a cartoon is a relatively simple task. Toon Doo and Go Animate are two websites in which you can create and publish your work on the internet for free. They are simple and easy to use while still allowing creative minds to prosper.