Aboriginal Math Connections David Sufrin Vancouver Island University

Aboriginal Math Connections David Sufrin Vancouver Island University Cowichan Campus Coast Salish Cedar Bark Rain Hat

Aboriginal Math Connections torontoist. com Assignment for Student Teachers: Create an Integrated Activity Unit for Elementary students which connects Math with Aboriginal culture and language. cowichanvalleycitizen. com gain. vi. ca

Aboriginal Math Connections Pick a Connection Games, Artwork, Food Gathering, Travel, Dwellings, Tradition, Ceremony, Clothing

Aboriginal Math Connections Provide a Context History Story Legend Narrative

Aboriginal Math Connections Incorporate Language Numbers Animals Plants Phrases

Elders and First Voices Website Work with local Elders Use the First Voices website https: //www. firstvoices. com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Coast%20 Salish/Halkomelem/HUL'Q'UMI'NU

Samples of Student Work Math Activities Ideas for integrating the math. rambling fisherman. com

Spear Fishing at the Cowichan River rambling fisherman. com

e Use Velcro on the spear and the fish

3+5 e 3 x 5 Write questions on the laminated fish

Integration Language Story Telling Field Trips Salmon Candy Salmon Life Cycle honest-food. net

Picking Berries Inspired and adapted from Math in a Cultural Context Detselig Enterprises, University of Alaska

Identifying Berries - English Salalberry Salmonberry Strawberry Soap Berry Huckleberry Blackberry

Identifying Berries - Hul’q’umi’num t'eqe' sxwesum lila' sqw'uqwtsus stsi'yu xwum sqw'iil'muhw

Tasting Berries • Have students taste to see which berry they like the best. • Have them create a “human bar graph” of their results.

Counting and Graphing Berries • Have students count the number of berries they see on each picture. • Have them create a bar graph of their results on the supplied grid paper. • Count in English and Hul’q’umi’num

Integration Language Field Trips Story Telling Making Ice Cream Painting with Berries Play Berry Concentration youtube. com

Concentration Game Template – you need two

Estimation 10 50 How many?

Closing Thoughts As a non-native, I am a learner in my classroom. I practice and model First Peoples Ways of Learning. I collaborate with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

For Elementary Grades try to introduce simple words and phrases in the local language which relate to the activities. Work closely with Elders. For Secondary Grades have students choose their own theme and research and develop connections between Math and Aboriginal Culture.

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