tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post70402555879981558..comments2024-03-28T07:45:39.017-04:00Comments on The Map is Not the Territory: Tape Chronicles: Math in the MorningMalkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-26033362674745030992012-06-03T23:33:31.268-04:002012-06-03T23:33:31.268-04:00I'm late to the discussion, but better late th...I'm late to the discussion, but better late than never, right? In your post you said " What intrigued me was the placement of the little tape balls -- it's visually/aesthetically appealing, and quite organized for a little girl whose stuff is usually all over the place. " This pretty much crystallized my reaction to my son's play. He is an early riser (I'm not) so gets to spend an hour or so playing by himself with his toys. Every morning I find the family room a complete mess and yet in the middle of it or off to the side or tucked in a corner there's a beautiful and well-organized arrangement of toys, be it his LEGO mini-figs lined up for a parade or his garbage trucks assembled in a sun burst around the favorite truck or his collection of rocks and shells set out in a symmetrical pattern.Yelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694419115983802067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-70258160632850652212010-12-05T07:22:34.777-05:002010-12-05T07:22:34.777-05:00Oh, that is such a great thing to hear!!! I have ...Oh, that is such a great thing to hear!!! I have a big smile on my face! :) I wonder if there is any mapping of his 'work' in his/your future? If he's thinking at all about a storyline while he makes his roads, maybe there's a way to bring it back to the page as a story complete with maps of his city, or whatever.<br /><br />Here's a link to some other kind of tape that may or may not be kinder to your floors! http://www.gophersport.com/products/item_detail.cfm?item_id=493&cat_id=141&D=floor+tape&Nty=1&N=0&Dk=0&Ntt=floor+tape<br /><br />Yay!Malkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-17581743162373572262010-12-04T21:37:45.227-05:002010-12-04T21:37:45.227-05:00This comment thread inspired me. I just now bought...This comment thread inspired me. I just now bought 3 different colors of the paint edge tape at an Ace hardware (green and light and dark blue). My son said he didn't want to make roads, and I said, "Well, I do." It only took one minute for him to take over the road project, and here I am, peacefully typing away on the computer. ;^)<br /><br />I'm curious what he'll come up with. <br /><br />Malke, my son loves cars, and has very little interest in all the math stuff I do. I don't push it, because I trust he'll be fine. But I would love to offer him <i>something</i>, mathematically. I'm thrilled to get him making roads all over our house. :^)Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-81889391993580797262010-11-11T09:00:52.314-05:002010-11-11T09:00:52.314-05:00Tape is one of our favorite toys, too! We give co...Tape is one of our favorite toys, too! We give colored tape as a birthday gift, and sometimes people don't get it, but sometimes they LOVE it. Wrapping, tacking, tracking, creating! It's great! (Ok. Maybe not when I have to de-mummify every single tinker toy in our house, but it's worth it!)Lady Windnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-14283756996076240972010-11-10T21:19:30.837-05:002010-11-10T21:19:30.837-05:00Hi Sue! That's a great idea for a new post! ...Hi Sue! That's a great idea for a new post! I'm going to think about this and see what kind of cohesive answer I can come up with. For now, here's a link to some earlier posts on this blog about floor tape that speak to the subject of tape/math: http://mathinyourfeet.blogspot.com/2010/10/floor-tape-how-do-i-love-thee-let-me.html and also http://mathinyourfeet.blogspot.com/2010/10/teaching-below-surface-harnessing-power.htmlMalkehttp://www.mathinyourfeet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-36048422746531440102010-11-10T21:07:28.864-05:002010-11-10T21:07:28.864-05:00ooh, tell us more. Why's it a good math toy?ooh, tell us more. Why's it a good math toy?Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-38815072471958017002010-11-10T13:08:11.273-05:002010-11-10T13:08:11.273-05:00Ari, I think tape is one the most wonderful math &...Ari, I think tape is one the most wonderful math 'toys' a kid could have. Let me know what Tov comes up with! Start by taping a line down the middle of your kitchen (or wherever) and see what he does with it. A few days later, show him how to take tape off the roll and then just leave him to it! The great thing about painters' tape is that you don't need scissors necessarily to cut it -- easy to tear! Have fun!Malkehttp://www.mathinyourfeet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-52202791554341216872010-11-10T09:18:53.346-05:002010-11-10T09:18:53.346-05:00That is super cool. I'll bet Tov would love t...That is super cool. I'll bet Tov would love that. If I can teach him to make is own tape balls, that will keep him extra busy.Ariel Balterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490446467353536658noreply@blogger.com