This study investigated the effect of integrated art and math lessons on learning in geometric shapes. Each lesson was planned as a hands-on manipulative art experience based on the concept of shapes, allowing the children to visualize the application...
This study investigated the effect of integrated art and math lessons on learning in geometric shapes. Each lesson was planned as a hands-on manipulative art experience based on the concept of shapes, allowing the children to visualize the application of that concept. Participants were fifty 5 year old children in either an integration or control condition for 8 weeks in a pre- and post-test design. Children's scores on shape-selection tasks were compared. Also, children's description of shapes were compared. Children in the integration condition scored significantly better than their control group peers in shape-selection tasks. Comparing with the control group peers, they were more capable of recognizing components and simple properties of familiar shapes.