Math Drawings

Mary originally created the Math Drawings to capture the imaginations of reluctant learners. It was a way to present an opportunity for those students -- who had never succeeded at anything academic -- to finally succeed at something. Since Mary believes that success builds on success, she surmised that this success could be the catalyst that ignites those students' passion for the course. Going into to this project, she knew students loved to draw because she had been confiscating surreptitious artwork -- created at inappropriate times in class -- for years. So, Math Drawings seemed to be a natural step to boost enthusiasm for the course. The very first lesson, 'Tin Cans,' proved her right. It was a smashing success. Word quickly spread until all her students wanted to work with her Math Drawings. Soon, Mary was forced to add a more advanced supplement to each drawing, which she called 'Differentiation,' to challenge the older or more accomplished students. This book contains five drawings with their respective differentiations. The titles are, 'Tin Cans,' 'City by the Sea,' 'Roman Arches,' 'Country Road,' and the latest addition, 'Eagle,' taken with permission from the work of artist, Marilyn Grame. Each drawing is created in as many as 30 illustrated steps, with the most current line in each step highlighted. Also, the caption for each illustrated step is laced with the vocabulary that forms the math lesson.