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Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower Ramblings

My son loves counting.  He loves math.  We count things all day.  Legos, spoons, blocks, books, his little sister’s dolls.

We try to count to 30 every morning as part of our recitation for home preschool.  We also focus on a number each week.  We place that number in a basket, talk about the number, and then place that amount of objects in the basket.  Be it animals, legos, whatever he chooses.

I want to further our number exploration with playful and open ended math time.  

An open ended learning time to explore numbers and number sense is simple to set up.  I set out his number of the week with various objects for counting.  All of these items were already in my home, no need to buy anything new.

This Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood development places value on the individual learning and innate curiosities of a child.  The play time is, in fact, intense, cognitive learning and should be respected and encouraged.  They can come up with answers on their own.  They need our faith, our support, and the tools necessary to creatively engage themselves in their work.

Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower Ramblings

On our math invitation to explore included the following items:

  • a wooden box of popsicle (craft) sticks
  • a two-part ceramic dish with polished rocks
  • an old Melissa & Doug tray with our beautiful sandpaper numbers (numbers 1-10 are only $12 — an amazing deal over at Etsy)
  • a white tile with paper flowers
  • a small stainless steel bowl with colorful bead

I chose to slightly direct the learning time by creating an example of counting in the tray already — in this case, three flowers.

Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower RamblingsThe first thing John did was make an “A” with three popsicle sticks!  He counted them out — 1, 2, 3!  And then got so excited.  He did this several times.Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower RamblingsHe looked at the other materials as I watched.  He counted out three rocks and three bead.
DSC00646Then used fine motor skills, pincer grasp, to get out the little paper flowers.DSC00650He put his rocks back on the tray.Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower RamblingsI set the other numbers out to see if he’d want to continue, and he did!Reggio Preschool Math Ideas from Wildflower RamblingsHe chose to work with number 5 — he felt the number with his hand, and then he counted out five beads.DSC00649

A beautiful Reggio inspired math tray or work table can inspire children to create and learn about numbers.  I look forward to using more small objects, and loose parts, to continue and enhance this important Reggio Emilia inspired preschool math time.

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  1. Allison says

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    Id love to check out your etsy shop. Could you please email me the address. Thank you :)

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    • wildflowerramblings says

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      I thought it was linked, so sorry, I updated it!! Here is the shop’s site, looks like she’s on vacation this week, but should be back up next week!! https://www.etsy.com/shop/polliwog77?ref=l2-shopheader-name

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  2. Clarissa Hooper says

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    What fantastic ideas! I really love using the popsicle sticks to make the number 4. Pinning!

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    • wildflowerramblings says

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      Thanks Clarissa!!

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  3. Airawan says

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    This pin is very useful. The children can learn about math by counting quantity to match with the number.

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  4. Catherine says

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    Don’t you just love Polliwog77? We have several of her products and are always impressed with the price and quality!

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  5. Jill says

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    This is such a fantastic little set up. Thanks for sharing! My 3 and 4 year old each enjoy it a lot. We recently bought the board book “I Spy Little Numbers” (Marzolla), which is essentially little boxes like yours with items that match the numeral in the box somehow. We connected this activity to the pictures in the book and it gave reading the book a whole new meaning to them.

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  6. Angie says

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    I have been searching and searching for a great sandbox…this is from the Melissa and Dough toy range. Could you tell me which toy came in box. Absolutely love the provocation.
    Thank you

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