Comments on: Adventures in Negative Number Land http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Pathfinder Mom http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Pathfinder Mom Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:08:50 +0000 http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/#comment-1101 The map is such a great cognitive leap - a perfect application of what they were learning. I grew up in Maine and saw lots of those negative number mornings as a child. I definitely do not miss that biting chill. Nice lessons! The map is such a great cognitive leap – a perfect application of what they were learning.

I grew up in Maine and saw lots of those negative number mornings as a child. I definitely do not miss that biting chill.

Nice lessons!

]]> By: Phyllis http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Phyllis Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:23:40 +0000 http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/#comment-1055 This is a wonderful post...so brimming full of exciting ideas that make math just plain fun! Thank you for sharing your talent and joy. -Phyllis This is a wonderful post…so brimming full of exciting ideas that make math just plain fun! Thank you for sharing your talent and joy.
-Phyllis

]]> By: Kez http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Kez Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:17:07 +0000 http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/#comment-1035 Love it! I think Billy's got the concept of negative numbers but we've never really done any sums with it. Great way of teaching it! If you want more on cartesian graphing, there's a cute ladybug game that Billy enjoys - http://www.classbrain.com/artgames/publish/billy_bug_math_coordinates_game.shtml Love it! I think Billy’s got the concept of negative numbers but we’ve never really done any sums with it. Great way of teaching it!

If you want more on cartesian graphing, there’s a cute ladybug game that Billy enjoys – http://www.classbrain.com/artgames/publish/billy_bug_math_coordinates_game.shtml

]]> By: Magic and Mayhem http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Magic and Mayhem Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:24:42 +0000 http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/#comment-1032 Fun stuff! We'll have to do something like this soon, maybe outside on the driveway if it ever stops raining. :) Fun stuff! We’ll have to do something like this soon, maybe outside on the driveway if it ever stops raining. :)

]]> By: Janelle http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Janelle Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:54:10 +0000 http://educatingrisa.com/2010/04/23/adventures-in-negative-number-land/#comment-1025 Keep the ideas rolling! I get so many good ideas from you...keep em coming! Keep the ideas rolling! I get so many good ideas from you…keep em coming!

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