Today our class worked in our Building Thinking Classroom groups to understand an Inuit number system. In the Arctic, a group of Inuit junior high students and their teacher developed the Kaktovik numerals, a unique numerical system suited for quick, visual arithmetic in line with traditional Inuit oral counting methods. Now, with support from Silicon Valley, these numerals are set to become available on smartphones and computers, bridging the gap between traditional and digital realms. Inuit culture, like many others, has its own counting system, rooted in the body, where quantities are described in groups of five, ten, and fifteen, and then in sets of twenty. This system reflects their use of fingers and toes when counting! The class worked hard using a few clues to uncover the mystery numbers, and we solved all the way to 20 (and then beyond) as a group. Comments are closed.
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Mrs. BarkerMrs. Barker is a grade three teacher at Millgrove School. She loves science and reading, and lives in a little brick house with Mr. Barker and her kids Jack and Ellie. Archive
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