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One week before Christmas break, Mrs. Corrin Gleave’s math classes sang math Christmas carols to several different classes at Springville Junior High School.
Mrs. Gleave taught a caroling unit which took three days. On day one the students seperated into small groups and picked familar Christmas carols, and replaced the lyrics with original math formulas and processes. On day two they practiced the carols, and on day three they went caroling. Mrs. Gleave said, “Learning information to a familiar tune is a great way to memorize that information. Math formulas can be tricky to remember, so this is a fun way to learn a valuable skill.” Mrs. Gleave has her classes sing carols so that they can have a fun way of learning math formulas.
Mrs. Gleave also said, “I think it absolutely boosts students’ spirit at the holidays. It’s fun to see how many students sing the formula carols all week long, some students are still singing them in January when we return to from winter break.”
Eighth graders Alexandria Sorenson, Katie Ashton, and Wyatt LeFevre agreed and said, “It’s a tradition. It helps us memorize formulas, and it is entertaining.”
According to some geometry students, they felt that it was a big help when the students picked a song, a formula, and put it together. It helped them remember the formulas, with a fun twist. Wyatt LeFevre, said, “It was fun because we were privileged to go about enriching fellow students with our math knowledge through song.”