Fruit loops are a great learning manipulative! Students who are otherwise unlikely to work at a math center will jump at the chance to sit and play with cereal. I like to buy the big generic bag at the dollar store for this center. For this activity, I paired it with a foam block and…
early math
Sorting by Color
Sorting is such an important early math skill. As adults, we sort all the time! We sort the mail into keep and trash. We sort the laundry, the bills and the utensils in the drawer. Our brains sort bits of information into categories for easy retrieval. Young children are just learning to sort when they start preschool….