Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ781034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Nov
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1073-5836
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Storytelling + Origami = Storigami Mathematics
Mastin, Marla
Teaching Children Mathematics, v14 n4 p206-212 Nov 2007
This article presents a way to engage students in mathematics learning by using the innovative instructional method of storigami. The author shares reactions from teachers who have used her storigami techniques in their classes and provides an example of storigami using the Norwegian fable "The Dog and the Mountain." (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Folk Culture, Story Telling, Art Products, Constructivism (Learning)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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