Monica_in_Switzerland Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm trying to decide if I want to cut out 1000 little triangles with my son to make the Cotter Fractal. Is it "worth it"? We don't really have a way to do this in a group setting, so it'd just be the two of us. On the one hand, I think it looks neat. On the other hand, I'm getting a cramp from imagining all that scissor work...:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeallgoeswell Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 We just did it...sort of :tongue_smilie:. I intended to do the fractal with 100. I copied and cut out. My dd had trouble lining the triangles up perfecty, so I decided two 10 fractals were enough for us! With next dd, I might do ten 10 fractals myself and have her help me make a 100 fractal. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nope! I think we did 100. There is a picture of the 1000 fractal in one of the manuals somewhere you can look at instead :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 We skipped it. We're in C now with no regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 We didn't even do RS... but we were lucky enough to hang with a couple families who got to the Cotter's 10 at the same time. We all made it together and the kids took it apart and each took a part of it home. It was fun. So I guess I'm trying to say if you can find someone to share the cutting load, then it's good to do in a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorisuewho Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm trying to decide if I want to cut out 1000 little triangles with my son to make the Cotter Fractal. Is it "worth it"? We don't really have a way to do this in a group setting, so it'd just be the two of us. On the one hand, I think it looks neat. On the other hand, I'm getting a cramp from imagining all that scissor work...:001_huh: No. We didn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell0830 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Heck no. It made my brain hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodil Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Skipped it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Skipped it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nope! We skipped it. There was no way I was going to photocopy and cut out that many triangles for one lesson. I'm assuming that my child will not be mathematically scarred for life by not doing a Cotter Triangle at age 6. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm going to be really amused if the one person who said they'd done it didn't do Right Start B otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I skipped it with DD (I think we did one triangle with ten of the little triangles). I just hit that lesson with DS5 -- I showed him the picture and he told me several times he really wanted to do it. I bought the A+B Appendices pack when DD was going through A and B, and it has the triangle copies, so it was no extra work for me. He did one 10 triangle, saw how much work it was, and changed his mind! :lol: But I agree, if you had a bunch of people to do it with it would be much more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 We got several hundred in but never made all 1000. Well, we copied them all but didn't get them all cut and pasted. It was way too much work for just 1 kid and mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waa510 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 There is a more manageable version listed in the files on the Rightstart yahoo group. I'm not sure of the details as I joined the group after I had already skipped that lesson in B. :tongue_smilie: We're at the tail end of C and I haven't found skipping it to be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Skipped it here. It hasn't caused an issue yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuovonne Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 There is a more manageable version listed in the files on the Rightstart yahoo group. I'm not sure of the details as I joined the group after I had already skipped that lesson in B. :tongue_smilie: We're at the tail end of C and I haven't found skipping it to be a problem. :iagree: You make *one* ten trangle, and then show the kid nine more printed ones. You use those ten triangles (one glued/9 printed) to make *one* hundred triangle. Then you show the kid nine more printed ones. You use those triangles to make the thousand. So much more manageable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks for the tip about the easier option in the yahoo group files! I'll ask DS if he wants to skip it or do the easy version. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 no way. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Absolutely not. I'm willing to make many sacrifices for my children's education, but there are limits ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 :lol: Yeah I didn't do the chicken mummy. ;) Ugh, the very thought :ack2:. Maybe I'm not as committed to my children's education as I like to think I am :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundAbout Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Gosh no. I think it would be great for a classroom but not at all worth it for my only child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 I appreciate everyone giving me permission to be off the hook on this project. Phew. We'll just breeze by it... We didn't do the chicken mummy either, and I did wonder if I was screwing him up for life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 :iagree:You make *one* ten trangle, and then show the kid nine more printed ones. You use those ten triangles (one glued/9 printed) to make *one* hundred triangle. Then you show the kid nine more printed ones. You use those triangles to make the thousand. So much more manageable. This! We did this, the file is on the yahoo group. Easy peasy! We didn't even do RS... but we were lucky enough to hang with a couple families who got to the Cotter's 10 at the same time. We all made it together and the kids took it apart and each took a part of it home. It was fun. So I guess I'm trying to say if you can find someone to share the cutting load, then it's good to do in a group. I'd totally do it as part of a group. Would be a great activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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