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JSchaaf
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 1:26am | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
My 5yo was asking about Roman numerals this am (after seeing the chapter headings in Mr. Popper's Penguins) and she asked where "our" numbers came from and I DIDN'T KNOW!
We looked into the encyclopedia a little bit, but I would like to explore this further with some living books. Any suggestions?
Jennifer

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Posted: June 19 2006 at 10:42am | IP Logged Quote Karen E.
Try:
The History of Counting

From Zero to Ten

Is this the kind of thing you're looking for?

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Thank you! The History of Counting looks beautiful-I'll have to see if the library has both of those.
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 7:20pm | IP Logged Quote Donna Marie
Jennifer...ck out livingmath.net
I am going to be doing the
Living Math History Plans with the dc this summer. We have the books and are having a blast reading them. I know I have more of an appreciation for math when I know how and why numbers were used as well as learning the background behind the various mathematical concepts. I love the idea that people are behind the numbers. It is nice to "meet" some of them in our Math History studies!

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