Math Area

At this point in the year, I set out an assortment of materials that will invite students to explore the math area. They are free to take the materials to the table or the small carpet.

I took the doors off the play kitchen set fridge and use it as shelf storage for the math area.

I consider durability when putting out my first type of loose parts at the math area. 

These wooden numbers were picked up from a Farmers Market by a colleague of mine a few years ago. Again, there are no explicit instructions to the students at this point about how to use the materials. It is an invitation to show their thinking.