I did not have ropes at home, so I had to be creative with the material this week. This is my fishing net. I would have liked to try out different natural fibers we have in our environment, but for now, there is still too much snow.
I think I would enjoy making the whole fish net because I find working with my hands to create is a soothing activity after a long day teaching. Just being in the present moment and following a pattern impede the million thoughts I would normally have about teaching. This shows that bringing the arts/embodiment in the classroom offers more than a great learning experience, but can also be beneficial for mental health.
As for the mathematics connections, I could see using this for topics like area/perimeter, shapes, similar/equivalent figures, patterns and potentially algebraic patterns. I would love to partner with one of my colleagues in elementary to build some fishing net because of the mathematics connection we could make and because many of our students learn to make them during their childhood. Almost all of our students fish, so we could even ask students to try them out and come back with ideas on how they could improve their nets. An activity like this is aligned with the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning and reflects how traditional knowledge is built in the community.
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