Okay, so I was going to share this under the 'what are you doing with your two-year-olds for math' thread, but I actually think it is SO incredibly fantastic to teach math in the world and generate math excitement in individuals from age 2 and up. I absolutely believe EVERYONE should see this, and SO many EL kids will love this.
Currently, Alex begs for this multiple times a day ( not that she actually gets to!)
Some of you may remember having watched this as children, it actually first came out in 1959 and won loads of awards. It is a Disney production called Donald in Mathmagic land:
http://www.amazon.com/Donald-Mathmagic-Land-Paul-Frees/dp/B00287Z1F2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346037590&sr=8-1&keywords=donald+in+mathmagic+land+dvdI kid you not, it teaches things like how octaves are created by cutting strings in half, then fractions, about Pythagoras, the Golden Rectangle (and shows how it is used in architecture such as Notre Dame and the Parthenon, how it is used in art such as the Mona Lisa, etc...).. It shoes the Golden Ratio and how it is found in nature, how triangles are used to play billiards, complete with a formula! And So much more. It is a out 27 min long, and you can actually watch it on YouTube if you want to check it out...
Bit this video is DESIGNED with OUR EL kids in mind, I am positive
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take a look, or get it for your home.
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