Counting, Size and Comparisons in Math

We have been learning new games in math. Most recently we have been playing a game called Compare where children each turn over a card and decide who has the larger number. Some children are able to compare the numbers, some count pictures of the objects on the card and some children build towers representing the number on the card. In a game called Grab, Count and Compare each child takes a handful of cubes, builds a tower with them and then compares their tower to their partner's. We have also compared the lengths of different objects to determine which are longer and which are shorter than a stick of ten cubes. The children are learning how to have conversations about their ideas, listen to each other's ideas and think about what their classmates are saying. It's exciting to see a math community developing.