This poster presentation shares the literature review and comparison of research on the use of mathematics in art, music, and movement. The goal of this project was to clearly connect mathematics to the arts in the early childhood setting. In early childhood education, mathematics and the arts share concepts to address the Early Learning Standards. There is a considerable amount of math incorporated in dance, music, and drawing. There are many ways that art can be informed by math; for example, basic elements such as measuring angles, lines, points when stretching, and expressing movement. Musical elements such as tempo, beat, and rhythm to the music are also related to mathematics. Drawing incorporates the development of small and large motor development skills. Like art itself, the issues of beauty, communication, and emotions are complex subjects, that pertain to mathematics.
