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Fibonacci Crafts

January 1, 2024 By Lisa

fibonacci crafts

Using the numbers in the Fibonacci sequence to make Fibonacci crafts pieces is a useful way to bring understanding of the mathematical patterns from our head into our hands and hearts. The intellectual side of the numbers and what we can do with them in mathematical expressions is much documented in maths websites or lectures. […]

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Keep fixed patterns to wallpaper

July 10, 2023 By Lisa

no fixed patterns

Last weekend the Guardian ran an article by George Monbiot. Here’s how to teach children in a world being shaped by AI. Known for his environmental work and nature writing/broadcasting, his reach crosses over into many areas of society one being childhood and education. “Rigidity is lethal. Any aspect of an education system that locks pupils […]

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Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle

December 19, 2022 By Lisa

Fibonacci's Rabbit Riddle

This article sheds some light onto what the Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle is. The Fibonacci rabbit riddle illustrates a self accumulating growth sequence. The origins of the riddle are quite interesting. It was actually a side note to a much bigger discovery Fibonacci had made which he was explaining in a book. This discovery is actually […]

Filed Under: Fibonacci, for teachers, teaching, Uncategorized Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, fibonacci, rabbit riddle

Number Two and the Dyad

November 8, 2022 By Lisa

number two and the dyad

During my study of number as form in nature I always slightly overlooked the number TWO and with it the understanding of the Dyad. It was the numbers THREE and SIX that always drew my fascination and after that I was drawn to the wonders of FIVE as an archetype in natural forms.  Number Two […]

Filed Under: geometry, identification, parent interest, symmetry, Uncategorized Tagged With: Two

The January Blues

January 13, 2022 By Lisa

The short days of January don’t seem to hold much opportunity to get outside, storm after storm have taken their toll on muddy paths and gardens. But I mulched the branches of the Christmas tree and made a tall bird feeder with the trunk. It’s drawing a few birds in search of food, which is […]

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