1. Thank you for using this pre-visit resource. We believe this will help strengthen student learning leading up to and during your gallery visit. Due to the different versions of PowerPoint schools may use, please check for, and correct any formatting issues before you use this presentation with your students. Please check by viewing in slide show format before making any necessary changes. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me. Welcome Learning Experiences Outside the Classrom Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts Phone: (09) 577 0138 ext 7703 jeremy@tetuhi.org.nz Jeremy Leatinu’u Education Coordinator

2. Te Tuhi pre-visit lesson 3 Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pwilley/1491573602/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pwilley/1491573602/ Meanings Secret

3. Welcome During this lesson we will be exploring… Numbers in Colour to SecretMeanings Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cuisenaire-Rods-2.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cuisenaire-Rods-2.png

4. Before we start let’s recap on our last lesson… Image: http://painter.whangarei.biz/

5. In the last lesson we learnt that colour can be seen In nature such as trees, plants, sea and sky In the places we live such as our house or city In the food we eat On animals or pets we may have In the clothing we wear In the materials we use to make art

6. Colour can be seen in many things, but how can colour mean numbers?

7. Image: http://www.memory4teachers.co.uk/channels/presentations/cuisenaire/images/dr2.pnghttp://www.memory4teachers.co.uk/channels/presentations/cuisenaire/images/dr2.png A primary school teacher named Georges Cuisenaire was interested in helping students understand numbers. Georges thought that maybe thinking about different colours and different sizes could help us see numbers differently. Let’s look to see what Georges was thinking about… Georges Cuisenaire (1891 – 1976)

8. 1 234568910 7 In his garage one day Georges decided to focus on 10 numbers. He decided each number would have a block and would be a certain height. This would help show exactly how each number is different. This meant his students could use the blocks to help solve maths problems. Let’s try some using the blocks Georges has created…

9. 1 2 To make this number the same as this number what do I need to add? 1 Now our block is the same height and equals 2. 1 + 1 = 2Let’s try another one…

10. To make this number the same as this number, what do I need to add?Now our block is the same height and equals 5. 3 + 2 = 5 Let’s try one more… 2 3 5

11. To make this numberthe same as this number, what do I need to add?Now our block is the same height and equals 9. 6 + 3 = 9 Let’s see what else Georges was interested in… 3 69

12. 1 234568910 7 Georges painted each block a different colour to help represent a different number Can we still use these blocks to solve maths problems? Let’s try…

13. 104 the same as this number, what do I need to add? Now our block is the same height and equals 10. 4 + 6 = 10 Let’s try one more… To make this number 6

14. the same height as this block, what do I need to add? Now our block is the same height and equals 8. 3 + 5 = 8Let’s try something different…To make this block 38 5

15. New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai was also interested in the blocks Georges made. He decided to create a very large sculpture based on these blocks as seen in this photograph. Michael decided to create 4 columns by stacking each colour on top of one another. In this image we can only see 3 columns. Now that we know each colour is a number, let’s add all the colours in one column to see what number we get. Use the Cuisenaire rods to help you… 12345678910 Let’s start with the left column 1 2 10 1 14 Let’s move on to the next column 9 5 14 3 7 4 Let’s move on to the 3rd column Complete the last column which looks like this… 6 8 14 As we can see each column equals 14. There are 4 columns And if we count all the colours used in this sculpture there are 10 colours altogether. Michael Parekowhai

16. Let’s recap on what we have learnt so far… As we have seen, colour can mean numbers 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 7

17. So what have we learnt so far? Colour can mean or represent a number help us solve and understand how numbers are different to one another help us solve maths problems in a very different way mean numbers and numbers can be important to a piece of artwork 9 5 14

18. In the next lesson we will explore “ Words in Colour” End of lesson