I thought people here might be interested in this project. It is a join effort by several communities: Math Future (connected with P2PU), Natural Math, and other math groups.<br><p>We are building a Creative Commons book and support site for parents
who want to enjoy math with their young kids. We need to raise $6200 in a week
to launch the project, and we are doing it with the support of people
like you, with the crowd-funding site <a href="http://tippingbucket.org/" target="_blank">http://tippingbucket.org/</a><br>
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<p>The project, starting with the book, will build a community
providing peer-to-peer support for parents in ways not currently
available elsewhere. From responses from our pilot tests with local
math clubs and online parent classes, we expect users of Moebius
Noodles to significantly change their approach to early education and
their very definition of what mathematics means. We start with the
existing parents� needs and wishes which we have studied and
analyzed. We address those, but take them to the next level of
mathematical sophistication.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline"><em><strong><a href="http://tippingbucket.org/" target="_blank">Please
contribute to the Moebius Noodles fundraising campaign, and spread the
word on your blogs and sites about helping to create open and free
materials for the youngest mathematicians!</a></strong></em></span></p>
<p>Why are we doing it and why do you care?</p>
<ol><li>There are very few materials and no community support for smart math
for babies and toddlers. Just try to find anything that is not about
counting or simple shapes! Mathy parents create opportunities for their
own kids, of course. But without support and resources, it�s very hard
even for the rocket scientist mothers and fathers. We want to change
that!</li><li>Peer-to-peer learning, research and development groups in
mathematics education need a process for crowd-funding their projects.
We are the trailblazers for other fabulous communities that want to make
open and free math materials with the support of their members, such as
the group developing materials for learning mathematics through music,
the play math network, and the math circle problem-solving depository
project.</li><li>We are creating OERs � Open Educational Materials. It means people
can access, use, modify and share the materials for free. Imagine the
project you support translated into any language in the world, and used
freely to support young kids everywhere!</li><li>The activities are sustainable in many senses. You can use everyday
household items and recycle materials for Moebius Noodles games.</li><li>If you are a parent or teacher who loves arts and crafts but is
afraid of math, the book will help you teach your kids mathematics
through your talents. If you are a math or science geek who envies other
families always doing neat art projects, the arts-math bridge in the
book goes both ways!</li></ol>
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<blockquote><p><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Secret Rewards (not shown on the site)<br>
</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Pledge $5 or more � Point.</strong> You will be recognized
as an official SUPPORTER on our site, PLUS you will receive a
limited-edition hand-numbered Moebius Noodles thank-you card with your
very own Fibonacci number.</p>
<p><strong>Pledge $13 or more � Interval.</strong> You will be
recognized as an official MATH MAKER on our site, receive a Moebius
Noodles card, PLUS a PDF copy of the book, PLUS participant access to
our online support community.</p>
<p><strong>Pledge $34 or more � Square.</strong> All of the above, PLUS
one souvenir page of notes taken down during our brainstorming and
planning sessions, PLUS a printed copy of the book.</p>
<p><strong>Pledge $89 or more � Cube. </strong> All of the above, PLUS
you can put a two-line dedication by one of the games or stories in the
book, with your family name(s) and a brief message to the world.</p>
<p><strong>Pledge $233 or more � Tesseract.</strong> You will be
recognized as an official PATRON OF MATH MAKERS on our site, PLUS
receive one PDF copy and two printed copies of the book, PLUS a secret
message with your or your child�s name will be an example in one of the
games, PLUS you will get behind-the-scenes access to our work to
observe, in detail, the process of making the book.<br>
<strong><br>
Pledge $610 or more � Infinite-Dimensional Space Master.</strong>
Everything included in the Tesseract level, PLUS you will have the
power to influence the contents, look and feel of the book, PLUS the
authors will design a custom math activity around your child�s
interests, name it after your child and include it in the book.</p></blockquote>
Cheers,<br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888">
Maria Droujkova<br>
<a href="tel:919-388-1721" value="+19193881721" target="_blank">919-388-1721</a><br>
<a href="http://www.naturalmath.com/blog/moebius-noodles-fundraiser/" target="_blank">http://www.naturalmath.com/blog/moebius-noodles-fundraiser/</a><br>
Make math your own, to make your own math</font></font><br><br>�<br>