The article, "Islamic Art as an Educational Tool About the Teaching's of Islam" was a very informative article about a subject that I was not very familiar with at all. It discusses the use of arabic writing that occurs in many art forms and the importance and precise way in which arabic must be written. I would have never guessed this, but arabic writing (and art, because of the vast amounts of writing that appears in arabic art) has a lot to do with geometry. The ways and proportions in which the symbols are written are very important to the meaning of the words and therefore it is necessary for people who write in arabic to have a basic understanding of math, geometry in particular.
While this is not as important in the English print, to some degree when you think about it, you have to have some spatial and proportion ability in order to write legibly and clearly. This means that your math skills are related to your art skills and visa versa.
Art can be used in math in many ways. Especially for younger children, I can find many valuable ways that art can be used. In the lower grades, many children are able to express themselves easier through art. I have a child that I work with, for example, who is in the first grade and can never come up with ideas to free write about. I started her off by having her draw a picture first, and then use the picture to write her story and it worked out just great! This is what I mean when I say that it's easier for children to express themselves and understand concepts through art. The same can go for math, seeing thing visually, especially when learning basic math skills like addition and subtraction, it is easier to have a visual representation in order for young children to get the concept.
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