VISUAL ARTS & MATHEMATICS
Dreams You Can Count On

"Dreams You Can Count On" is the teacher's resource guide for the Crayola® Dream-Makers® program, which encourages K-6th grade children's creative development and learning. Recognized by leading arts and educational organizations as well as the U.S. Department of Education, Dream-Makers provides exhibition opportunities for student artwork and fosters teachers' professional development and collaboration.

Mathematics learning comes to life when children make exciting, real-world applications of mathematical concepts through the new Crayola Dream-Makers resource guide, Dreams You Can Count On. Twelve original standards-based, teacher- and student-tested lessons encourage practice in collecting and organizing data, measuring and scaling objects, patterning, counting, estimating, and more. This curricular resource for teachers of K-6th grade integrates hands-on art lessons with mathematics instruction in a time-tested, easy-to-use format.

What you'll find in each guide:

• Generously illustrated with children's artwork and multicultural images
• Contains complete instructions for hands-on projects
• Includes material and reading lists, tips, and estimated class time
• Incorporates suggestions for collaboration between art and classroom teachers
• Based on National Visual Art Standards and the NCTM Standards for School Mathematics
• Includes reproductions of fine arts and crafts aligned to the lessons
• 48 full-color pages, softcover

Remarks from teachers who tested the lessons in Dreams You Can Count On:

"Students really enjoyed the combination of art and math. Steve felt he understood fractions better because he knew food, such as pizza is really divided. Jesus learned that fractions are supposed to be the same size."-Lavonna Starnes, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas

"My children worked with the lesson, Whimsical Charting and Checking. This was a great lesson to aid in understanding charting, estimating and checking. The children were surprised how far or how close their estimates were to the actual number of beads it took to create their art."Jill Horsburgh, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas

"The lesson, Patterns of Love Beads, seems to be a more effective way of teaching math than the way I typically teach geometric solids during the school year. We make solids using glue and paper. I like and enjoyed the way the lesson in the guide helped me teach because the students get a better understanding of the solids from this lesson."-Katherine Murphy Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth,Texas