I don't know where you've been all my life!! Tape diagrams are incredibly powerful organizational structures for solving simple to complex problems. Parents, start here. Understand that there are at least four different classes of Tape Diagrams that we use to solve mathematical problems. Below is the most Basic type, Part/Part Whole. Other models we will demonstrate in future blogs will include Additive Comparison Model, the Fraction Model and Models for Ratios & Multiplicative Comparison. Dive in and begin to understand the magic of Tape Diagrams (Also called Bar Models)
Why Math? Math is Music!
Do you love music? I do too. But I never understood that music is an alluring language and that the key to unlocking the jargon is math. If you learn nothing else by watching, understand that math is in music. And it is beautiful. Math in music is so much more than simple beat. Math is everywhere in music. Understand how to change the math and you can create music that illuminates this world. And as our world becomes more and more automated, there will be time and certainly a need for illuminating the world.