This is one integrated approach for development of curriculum for teaching mathematics. Traditional math instruction makes children bored. If we use literature as tool for math teaching, may be our children can enjoy it. Literature provides a way for children to make mathematics learning much more personal. Research has shown that children learn material best when it has meaning and usefulness for them.
Literature is a way to give math meaning.
When I was young, I have read one poem titled 'Haradhan's 10 sons'. In the poem , you would find that how Haradhan lost his sons one by one. Content of the poem helps us in understanding subtraction. The numbers come alive now. Design of math.