Vasily Kandinsky’s Versatile Art

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Robin A. Ward Rice University School Mathematics Project, Houston, TX

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This article describes how a second-grade teacher used Vasily Kandinsky’s Composition VIII as the springboard to a lesson in data creation and analysis, while also integrating geometry concepts, reading, and writing.

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