Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will understand basic math concepts through fun activities related to Taylor Swift.
Materials and Prep
- Paper and pencil
- Calculator (optional)
- Basic knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Activities
- Swift Subtraction: Listen to Taylor Swift songs and solve subtraction problems. For each correct answer, you can listen to a snippet of your favorite Taylor Swift song.
- Multiplication Melodies: Create a multiplication table with Taylor Swift album names. For each multiplication problem, associate it with a song from that album.
- Lyrics Division: Pick a Taylor Swift song and write down the lyrics. Use division to find out how many times a specific word appears per line.
Talking Points
- Quotation: "Math can be as fun as listening to your favorite Taylor Swift song!"
- Quotation: "Subtraction is like Taylor Swift taking away one song from her album. What's left?"
- Quotation: "Multiplication helps us quickly find out how many songs are in total if each album has 13 songs. Just like multiplying numbers!"
- Quotation: "Division is like sharing Taylor Swift's concert tickets equally among your friends. How many tickets will each friend get?"