but which contained the same number of individual images. For example, one student pointed to a 2 X
5 array, and then to a 1 X 10 array, commenting that both of these colorful arrays contained a total of
10 images (figure 9). Another student noticed three arrays containing 24 images, namely, a 2 x 12 array,
a 3 X 8, array, and a 4 X 6 array. Further, students were able to see the commutative property at work,
noting that the 3 X 2 array and the 2 X 3 array both contained 6 images.
Connecting math, art, and literature
Do you wonder how to connect children’s literature to math and art?
The classroom teacher closed this integrated math-visual arts lesson
by reading the book Uncle Andy’s, a warm, anecdotal biography
about the artist written by James Warhola, Andy Warhol’s nephew,
who frequently visited his New York City apartment as a child. As the
story unfolded, students learned more about the eccentric pop artist,
who owned “twenty-five cats, all named Sam” and whose ap