Caleb Gattegno and The Science of Education

Mathematics At Your Fingertips

In this 1961 Film produced by the National FIlm Board of Canada, Caleb Gattegno appears as a guest teacher for Grade 1 students using Algebricks rods in Montreal, QC. The film recieved a Certificate of Merit at the 1963 Genie Awards in Montreal, and a Chris Certificate Award at the 1964 International Film and Video Festival in Columbus, OH. A similar version was also shot in French, and titled Les Mathématiques : un jeu d'enfants.