HAND IN HAND - Maths and Storytelling together in an Educational Game

Isabel Machado Alexandre, David Jardim, Pedro Faria Lopes

2012

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a novel approach to teaching early mathematical concepts to young children. The approach aims to merge storytelling and Maths. Evidence show that through dramatic games and role-playing activities young children (aging from 5-7 years old) learn to master new knowledge, to fit in a new school setting and to socially relate with their peers. So taking this evidence into account, it is possible to devise an innovative learning scenario that teaches early mathematical concepts by telling and creating stories. To explore this idea, we first started by developing an application that provides children from 5 to 7 years old to learn simple maths concepts by interacting and playing in a game. Then, we take this project a step forward and explore the introduction of storytelling by devising an engaging approach of presenting the maths concepts through the use of a story.

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in Harvard Style

Machado Alexandre I., Jardim D. and Faria Lopes P. (2012). HAND IN HAND - Maths and Storytelling together in an Educational Game . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-8425-96-6, pages 335-338. DOI: 10.5220/0003744303350338


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icaart12,
author={Isabel Machado Alexandre and David Jardim and Pedro Faria Lopes},
title={HAND IN HAND - Maths and Storytelling together in an Educational Game},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART,},
year={2012},
pages={335-338},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003744303350338},
isbn={978-989-8425-96-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART,
TI - HAND IN HAND - Maths and Storytelling together in an Educational Game
SN - 978-989-8425-96-6
AU - Machado Alexandre I.
AU - Jardim D.
AU - Faria Lopes P.
PY - 2012
SP - 335
EP - 338
DO - 10.5220/0003744303350338