K-2 Lessons to Support the Integration of
Mathematics into the Language Arts Classroom

Authentic Writing Experiences and Math Problem-Solving Using Shopping Lists
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=298
This activity allows students to use their emerging writing skills to write their own shopping lists. Students are highly motivated to work within a budget, use their problem-solving skills to create shopping lists, and buy their favorite treats at the class store.

Draw a Math Story: From the Concrete to the Symbolic
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=144
In this lesson, students' higher-level thinking skills are developed by comparing, sequencing, writing and drawing to support their reading, and using symbols to represent meaning.

Exploring Sets through Math-Related Book Pairs
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=817
After reading and discussing a book pair of two math-related books, students investigate their home and school environments to find examples of objects that come in sets of twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Working either collaboratively or individually, students then create their own books on sets, highlighting their inquiry study.

Giant Story Problems: Reading Comprehension through Math Problem Solving
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=146
Students solve "oversized" story problems using drawings, equations, and written responses, helping them understand the links between the language of story problems and the numerical representations of matching equations. The activity also includes oral language and reflective writing, thus bringing together a variety of language experiences into mathematics work.

Introducing the Venn Diagram in the Kindergarten Classroom
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=378
In this lesson, students use hula hoops and real objects, as well as online interactives, as they use Venn diagrams to problem solve, explore, and record information to share with others.

Related Online Tools

Two Circle Venn Diagram
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/index.html
Use the interactive Venn Diagram to compare two objects.  Explain to students that a Venn diagram can also be used to record the work they did and display the information to share with others.

Comic Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
The Comic Creator engages students to write and illustrate in a comic book format. Students can use this online tool to illustrate a word problem, or show how they solved a math problem.

Multigenre Mapper
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/multigenre-mapper/
The Multigenre Mapper invites students to create pages in a class book, or journal about what they are studying.  This tool allows three boxes for text, as well as an area for drawing.

Stapleless Book
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/stapleless/index.html
The Stapleless book can be used like a math journal, for students to document their work, or illustrate problems and solutions.