Kolap: Teaching mathematics through First Nations Australian Instructive Games and Toys: Year 1

Strand: Number / Statistics

Lesson length: 60 mins

Part 1: In this first of two lessons, students investigate and play a First Nations Australian children’s instructive game of throwing skill called Kolap. They collect and represent data, and discuss their findings.

Part 2: In this, second of two lessons, students create a visual representation of the data collected and recorded while playing a First Nations Australian children’s instructive game of throwing skill called Kolap.