To learn more about how play helps math learning, take a look at these resources:
High Five Mathematize | An Early Head Start and Head Start Math Resource Guide
Learning and Teaching with Learning Trajectories | Early Math – Birth to Grade 3
National Association for the Education of Young Children | Math
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- Free play
- is spontaneous, unstructured play that is child-directed
- Guided play
- is like free play, in that it's focused on what the child is interested in. But unlike free play, an adult facilitates a playful learning experience