"Stencils allow children to explore the math behind the patterns. It is difficult for them to perceive the difference between 1/8 and 3/8 without visual aids in the beginning. Unlike charts, Etoys is interactive. Unlike paper or cardboard, it allows children to repeat any number of times without waste." - K.K. Subramaniam (who created the Stencil code in squeak to make this possible)
Fraction A Day - Day 33+ Hhttp://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-spongebob.htmlalf a Spongebobhttp://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-spongebob.html allows kids to create there own fractions using stencils and a line drawing tool. Video demo here http://youtu.be/OZEZW9Er_9A Also there is beautiful use of the stencils by Susanne Guyader, *an 80+ year **old artis**t* who used Squeak/Etoys to guide art teachers in France. http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button
A big thanks to Subbu for the squeak code to make this possible.
Stephen