Although storytelling began as an oral tradition, today we convey stories through writing. Writing requires students to formulate, organize, and clearly communicate ideas. These are all skills successful math students must also master. Challenge your students to combine their creative writing skills and math knowledge into a poem, fictional piece, song, or even an informational article that tells a math-themed story. Just as pictures can enhance a story, math illustrations can help students visualize abstract math problems. Whether students are drawing basic shapes, sketching permutations, or working on geometric proofs, the ability to illustrate a mathematical concept is a must for all students. Movies are a modern form of storytelling. Listed below are some math-inspired movies. If showing movies in school, make sure to get any required permissions before screening. Students can use this movie analysis worksheet to analyze the movie and its themes. Or, consider having your students write, film, and show their own short math films using a movie-making app.

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