This lesson idea was designed in partnership with the UBC teacher education program.
About the Book
Author(s): Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd
Illustrator(s): Roy Henry Vickers
Place: West Coast, Canada
Abstract: “This is a “first words” book, that introduces iconic West Coast animals, from hungry sea otters to hopping orcas where the reader will begin to experience and recognize the sights and sounds of the natural world”
Indigenous Connections:
The author and illustrator Roy Henry Vicker is of the Eagle clan, born to a Tsimshian, Haida and Heilsuk father and settler mother.
Indigenous Storywork Ideas by Jessica Van Ryk and Erica Somerton
Indigenous Pedagogy
- Indigenous Storywork
- Respect
- Reciprocity
- First Peoples’ Principles of Learning
- Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational
- Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story
Big Ideas
- Addition and subtraction with numbers to 10 can be modelled concretely, pictorially, and symbolically to develop computation fluency.
Content
- Number concepts to 20
Curricular Competency
- Develop mental math strategies and abilities to make sense of quantities.