Marvelous Mathematicians!

One of the best ways to learn what students already know about Math concepts is to let them loose with various Math manipulatives in the classroom.  Last week, while students were getting to know each other and where to find things in our classroom,  I was busy watching them demonstrate their understanding of various Math skills.  The students rotated through 5 different centers.  Each center allowed them to 'show what they already know' about counting, patterning, adding numbers, sorting and 2 dimensional shapes.  We have some marvelous mathematicians in our room!