Curriculum Resources
- UBC Indigenous Math Network: Lessons and resources compiled by during participants in the Indigenous Math Symposium in order to help educators explore and re-imagine ways of mathematics education through an Indigenous lens.
- Math Catcher: Math through Aboriginal Storytelling: This resource uses storytelling, pictures, models and hands-on activities to encourage young people to enjoy math and to see math in the world around them.
- Math First Peoples -Teacher Resource Guide – bringing content, perspectives, and teaching approaches associated with First Peoples into the math classroom. Can be adapted to grade level.
- Grade 8 Units
Unit 1: Cooking with Fractions
Unit 2: Mapping and Transportation Unit 3: Bentwood Boxes
Unit 4: Games of Chance - Grade 9 Units
Unit 5: Hunting
Unit 6: Circle Dwellings
Unit 7: Button Blankets
Unit 8: Statistics and Salmon
- Grade 8 Units
- Squamish and Lil’Wat: Mathematics and Culture Workbook: Includes themes like eco-tourism, weaving, drumming, and 3D models.
- First Nations Education Resources – Grade 4-6 Mathematics Resources
- Sealaska Heritage: Mathematic Resources – Culturally responsive/place-based lesson ideas for Grades 6-8
- Mawkina’masultinej: Let’s Learn Together! – a series of inquiry projects that draw on Mi’kmaw community culture
Chance and Probability
- Games: University of Regina: List of Indigenous mathematical games
- Game: Slahal – Connect with your Aboriginal Resource Teacher for more information
- Digital Activity: Mi’kmaq dice-and-bowl game -Walts. Could be played at in class with stone and sticks
Weaving
- Lesson plan: Burnaby School District – Weaving Math
- Lesson plan: Surrey School District – Weaving Lesson – Grade 3-4
- Video: Deborah Sparrow – Blanket Making as Mathematics
- Website: Process of Wool Weaving
- Handout: Expanding Patterns – Outline – From UBC Indigenous Math Conference
Professional Development
- Book: Living Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education with/in Indigenous Communities (Ordered)
- Webinar: Culturally Responsive Math Webinar Series
- Website: Bishop’s Cultural Practices: counting, measuring, locating, designing, playing and explaining