Comments on: Writing math poetry http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/ From the Desk of WriteShop Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:35:04 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Kim Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:58:21 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1281 Geometry was my favorite math, which is why I picked it for my poem's subject. Still, I do confess that I had help in the form of a <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/2647/geometry/glossary.htm" rel="nofollow">geometry terms page</a>. It was just like using any other <a href="http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2009/12/15/winter-word-bank-word-list/" rel="nofollow">word bank</a> to enhance vocabulary, though it came in especially handy when I needed to find a word containing a certain number of syllables. Geometry was my favorite math, which is why I picked it for my poem’s subject. Still, I do confess that I had help in the form of a geometry terms page. It was just like using any other word bank to enhance vocabulary, though it came in especially handy when I needed to find a word containing a certain number of syllables.

]]> By: Jimmie http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 Jimmie Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:02:11 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1280 Waa!! It's great! So much math vocabulary in that one. I loved geometry too. We wordy folks prefer math with sentences and diagrams, I guess. But I've forgotten some of those terms you used. Well, that's why we homeschool, right? To relearn alongside our children all that we forgot. Waa!! It’s great! So much math vocabulary in that one. I loved geometry too. We wordy folks prefer math with sentences and diagrams, I guess. But I’ve forgotten some of those terms you used. Well, that’s why we homeschool, right? To relearn alongside our children all that we forgot.

]]> By: Kim http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Kim Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:35:06 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1259 Touché, Jimmie. I've updated the post by adding a poem of my own. Thanks for giving me a dose of my own medicine! BTW, it was fun to write! Touché, Jimmie. I’ve updated the post by adding a poem of my own. Thanks for giving me a dose of my own medicine!

BTW, it was fun to write!

]]> By: Jimmie http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Jimmie Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:43:12 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1258 These math poems are a wonderful way to encourage people to write across the curriculum. I was recently at a homeschool conference and a mom asked me about curriculum for teaching writing. I encouraged her to keep it simple. (She has little ones.) I told her to use what she's already teaching them in other subjects as the topics for writing. There's no need to add on another subject but instead you can incorporate writing into what you already do! PS -- Where's YOUR poem, Kim? ;-) These math poems are a wonderful way to encourage people to write across the curriculum. I was recently at a homeschool conference and a mom asked me about curriculum for teaching writing. I encouraged her to keep it simple. (She has little ones.) I told her to use what she’s already teaching them in other subjects as the topics for writing. There’s no need to add on another subject but instead you can incorporate writing into what you already do!

PS — Where’s YOUR poem, Kim? ;-)

]]> By: Kim http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 Kim Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:38:09 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1257 That's hilarious, Amy! Maybe you could approach it by suggesting they find one nice thing to say about math (rather like finding one good thing to say about the mean boy down the street, etc.) I hope you can squeeze a little something out of them--and that you'll come back and post it later, too! That’s hilarious, Amy! Maybe you could approach it by suggesting they find one nice thing to say about math (rather like finding one good thing to say about the mean boy down the street, etc.) I hope you can squeeze a little something out of them–and that you’ll come back and post it later, too!

]]> By: Amy http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/02/02/writing-math-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Amy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:27:06 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2919#comment-1255 I too was impressed by this... mostly because I think I'd have to pick my chin up off the floor if my boys ever were to write a poem about math ;) Amy in Peru http://fisheracademy.blogspot.com - homeschool http://apilgrimsproject.blogpsot.com - personal I too was impressed by this… mostly because I think I’d have to pick my chin up off the floor if my boys ever were to write a poem about math ;)

Amy in Peru
http://fisheracademy.blogspot.com – homeschool
http://apilgrimsproject.blogpsot.com – personal

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