Numeracy Pen Pal Project

AUDIENCE
Educators
GRADE LEVEL
Intermediate (4-7)
CONCEPTS
2D, 3D, and Spatial Relationships, Measurements
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
First Peoples Principles of Learning, Indigenous Storywork

Alexis, Heather, and Kristin have collaboratively developed a math-focused unit incorporating Indigenous Ways of Knowing and observations of the natural world. Their project connected Alexis and Heather’s classes through a penpal format, culminating in a land-based field trip. 

To learn more about this project, download the presentation below and explore it further by watching the session shared at the Indigenous Math Education Symposium 2025.