students using candy corn, pumpkins and apples as counters during math time
At Farley, we love to learn together across grade levels.  One way we do this is through collaboration amongst teachers.  Mrs. Harbour and Ms. Dull in Pre-K collaborated with Mrs. Perry in first grade to do a shared patterns lesson.  While the children look like they are just playing with candy, they are actually mastering and challenging themselves to create more difficult patterns.  Look for the various AB, ABB, AAB, ABC, and AABB patterns being done independently in both early childhood classrooms.  Using real world, physical objects help students understand abstract mathematical concepts in a more natural way.