tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537250501289775111.post5575340847784490725..comments2009-05-15T09:23:50.858-04:00Comments on The Math Mom: Negative Numbers and Positive AttitudeMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531038729784271459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537250501289775111.post-86446726646355562592009-05-15T09:23:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:23:00.000-04:00Two weeks passed from the described above discussi...Two weeks passed from the described above discussion. We did not talk about negative numbers any more. And then suddenly, yesterday, my daughter unexpectedly said: "Mommy, I know it is 4 minus 2 and not the opposite. Otherwise it would be a carrot number, and we did not study them yet at school."<br />Yes! Something stays in these tiny cute heads and Yes! we coined a new notation: Carrot Numbers.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531038729784271459noreply@blogger.com