Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 49 Issue 1, December 2011
22 – 27
Irritating Things
Krista Francis-Poscente, Sharon Friesen and Trevor Pasanen
Beading with numbers can be an exciting way to engage children ·s mathematical thinking and develop their proficiency in addition. In this paper, we will explore a hands-on problem, “Irritating Things” (Galileo Educational Network Association [GENA] 2009). which combines colour coding with integers from O to 9, to create colourful beaded bracelets. In solving this problem, students will use logical thinking and addition to translate the numbers into beads. The patterns and relationships in this problem can be represented and described with words, tables, numbers and bracelets.
