CHILDREN´S SONGS TO LEARN MATH
Keywords:
Music; mathematics; songs; pre-school; primary.Abstract
Music is a resource for teaching and learning mathematics contents to pre-school and the first levels of Primary Education. In this study an exhaustive search, selection and categorization of songs is carried. It is a powerful tool to make easy the teacher´s job in the learning and education mathematics contents. The result obtained from this investigation are 98 songs that have been distributed in 8 categories of analysis, in agreement with curriculum of pre-school and primary education, They are categorized in worksheets with sections such as: code of identification, period and course, corresponding category, goals, lyric and score, and a section with suggestions and activities to work the song in the classroom. All songs are included in a web page where they can be checked or downloaded.
Keywords: Music; mathematics; songs; pre-school; primary.