Level 1 – Foundational Learning (Elementary) | Math | Direct Instruction

Math-Wooch Yáx Yaa Datóowch K-1 “Drink from the Vessel of Traditional Knowledge.” Goldbelt Heritage Foundation/2011 Award # 90NL0460/02 from Administration for Native Americans “Tlingit Flowing Through Generations: A Region- Wide Approach to Language Revitalization” 1 Tlingit Language & Cultural Significance: Students will learn to count to twenty in Tlingit. Then they will use the essential skills they are learning in K/1 math and apply them in language class, to refine their ability to think in Tlingit. Students will also learn about the original Tlingit counting system based on 20. That one human is the literal translation of tleikáa, twenty (ten fingers and ten toes). They will also hear about the traditional Tlingit economy, which was based on trade. Elder/Culture Bearer Role: An elder or culture bearer may be invited into the class to share a story or oral history about trade. Students will make the connection that in Tlingit history…