Since I am a multiple subject teacher I commonly teach all
subjects; for this assignment I chose math as the subject area for which I would
find two outside resources.
The first resource is “Boogie Woogie Colors”- a geometric
painting by Mondrain. The painting consists of various sized rectangles in a
variety of colors. The assignment would be to recreate the piece. The students
would be given a length of tape and would first need to figure out the
perimeter for all shapes to see if they had been given enough tape (they would
not have been). They would then need to request the exact amount still
needed. Next they would measure,
cut, and tape out the rectangles in preparation for painting. The students
would then paint the picture.
Link for the picture: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/Mondrian.htm
The second resource is “Composition with Color Planes and
Gray Lines 1” by Mondrain. This painting is also a collection of various
colored rectangles. For this assignment students would graph the number of
pink, white, yellow, and grey rectangles. They would then find the ratio and
percentage for each color of rectangle.
Link for the
picture:
Some challenges for interdisciplinary teaching are finding
the additional grade appropriate materials that are needed and thinking outside
the box to design a lesson. Unlike lessons focusing strictly on one subject,
interdisciplinary resources and lessons are usually not located in state
curriculum books.
The value of interdisciplinary teaching would be the
opportunity to cover subject matter beyond reading and math. There is never enough
time in the classroom; there is even less after rigorous and time-consuming
language arts and math requirements have been met. By integrating subjects such
as science, art, and social studies, the students get extra time and experience
with often-neglected content.
Blog I Responded to:
Juliana Wegher: masterbloggersmc.blogspot.com
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