Small Number Counts to 100
by Veselin Jungic, Mark MacLean & Simon Roy
Description:
Publisher's Description (Simon Fraser University):
The first story, Small Number Counts to 100 was inspired by narration from Ms. Rina Sinclair of the Siksika Nation. The story can be shown to elementary school students as a counting practice/puzzle or as a pattern recognition problem. For high school students it can be a way to introduce arithmetic progressions, modular addition, or an idea of number systems with a base different than 10. See the video and resource at https://www.sfu.ca/mathcatcher/StoriesMovies/CountsTo100.html#credits
Author Biography (Simon Fraser University):
Veselin is a Canadian mathematician and educator. He is devoted to bringing mathematics alive for the most varied audiences – from young to old, from rural to professional, from the most academically challenged to the most advanced students. Veselin has developed and taught the math component of the SFU Aboriginal University Preparation Program, and he also organizes and coordinates the Math Catcher Outreach Program. His goal is to encourage and support mathematical education among the aboriginal population. Veselin was awarded the 2015 3M National Teaching Fellowship. Veselin is a co-author (together with Dr. Mark MacLean, Department of Mathematics, UBC) of Small Number's stories and the producer of all Small Number animated films.
Resource type: Digital Media
Age recommendation: K-3, grades 10-12
Keywords: Counting, pattern recognition, arithmetic progressions, modular addition, number systems, Siksika Nation
Year of publication: n.d.
Publisher information: Simon Fraser University
Teaching and Learning Ideas
Our team collaborated with new teachers, alumni of the Werklund School of Education’s Bachelor of Education program, to create teaching and learning plans for texts in this website. With audiences ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to Post-Secondary, lesson plans across this resource address a wide range of school subject areas, inclusive approaches, and Indigenous education topics, such as the revitalization of Indigenous languages. As this website was designed with Undergraduate Programs in Education instructors, as well as teachers in mind, connections to UPE courses have been flagged on each lesson plan. These lessons are intended as a starting place for educators, to help you envision ways in which you might bring Indigenous literatures, as well as ways of knowing, being, and doing, into your teaching contexts. Please adapt, use, and share these lessons in ways that are generative for your teaching practice. We offer our sincere thanks to the dozens of new teachers who gifted us with these creative ideas!
Return to Search for Resources