eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-05-23 6 5 578 585 10.12691/education-6-5-34 EDUCATION20186534 article Vu Quoc Chung vqchung@gmail.com 1 Pham Thi Dieu Thuy 2 Faculty of Primary Education, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam Department of Mathematics, Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam The article presents the vital role and characteristics of emotional intelligence in teaching Mathematics through experiential activities at primary school. The authors analyze and show the outline/diagram and opportunities to develop the emotional intelligence of students in some areas in Viet Nam. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/5/34/education-6-5-34.pdf emotion emotional intelligence experiential activities teaching mathematics through experiential activities