Comments on: Spiral Investigations in Nature, Books, Art, and Math

By: PragmaticMom

PragmaticMom — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:40 +0000

I had an A HA moment. I never knew what a fibonacci number was and could not figure out the pattern from Math Curse (one of my son’s favorite books). Thank you! And I never knew it related to spirals. In fact, I wasn’t able to make the connection even though it was pointed out to me.

Thanks! I feel smarter today!

By: Maria Gianferrari

Maria Gianferrari — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:56:33 +0000

Great post!

These are some other great picture books on Fibonacci himself, and in nature:

Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci by Joseph D’Agnese

Wild Fibonacci by Joy N. Hulme

These are humorous:

Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere by Ann McCallum

The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett

For older readers, Kate Messner’s Sugar and Ice also has Fibonacci as a theme.

~Maria

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:37:22 +0000

In reply to Renee. hope it's fun! :)

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:37:11 +0000

In reply to kara campbell. thank you, Kara! That makes my day!!

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:26:51 +0000

I never thought to teach spirals during my patterning units — very thoughtful blog post, thank you!

By: kara campbell

kara campbell — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:01:56 +0000

I love your blog. It has been hard to find blogs that aren’t just for the preschool set (I have an 8,5 and 3 year old). Your blog’s content is so informative, creative and inspiring. Thank you so much for all your hard work. You have truly made a significant contribution to our family.