1. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN WRITING AND MATH BY MELANEE WEBB

2. QUOTE “The teacher is one who made two ideas grow where only one grew before.” Elbert Hubbard

3. ???QUESTION??? ALTHOUGH WRITING AND MATH ARE TWO DIFFERENT, BUT ESSENTIAL SKILLS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO TEACH BOTH SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME?

4. PURPOSE TO EXPLAIN DIFFERENT WAYS TO INCORPORATE WRITING SKILLS WITH MATH SKILLS.

5. KEY POINTS • DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES • POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES OF MIXING WRITING AND MATH • RELEVANT RESOURCES, INCLUDING BOOKS AND ONLINE SOURCES

6. MATH/ WRITING ACTIVITIES • Draw a picture and label. • Write a definition in your own words. • Create examples of the skill/concept and explain. • Write about a real-life use of this math concept or skill. • Connect the concept/skill to concepts/skills you already learned and use. • Reflect on your understanding of this concept/skill on a scale of 1-5 and explain. • Create a K-W-L chart of what you already know, what you want to know and what you have learned about the concept/skill.

7. POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES OF “SUBJECT MIXING” • Alternative to the traditional teaching method • Positive interdependence • Promotive interaction • Individual accountability • Interpersonal and small - group skills • Group processing

8. PICTURE BOOKS • Neuschwander, Cindy – Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi • Bowen, Anne – The Great Math Tattle Battle • Singer, Marilyn – Let’s Build a Clubhouse • Tang, Greg – Math for All Seasons • Jenkins, Steve - Biggest, Strongest, Fastest • Remkiewircz, Frank - Arithme – Tickle • Schieszka, Jon – Math Curse

9. POETRY AND ONLINE RESOURCES • Poetry Resources Holub, Joan – Riddle – iculous Math • Online Resources www.mathwire.com www.cooperativelearningmath.com www.mentalmath.com

10. ACTIVITY TIME