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This teacher-friendly lesson introduces students to Mayan numerals and explores the connection between the Mayan base-20 system to our base-10 system. This lesson would be great to teach during Native American Heritage Month and explicitly teaches about the Lanape people, who are indigenous to New York. This lesson could be used in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade to deepen students' understanding of our base-10 system and of place value. Additionally, it teaches students that mathematics is a cultural en