Classes have gone on 'math field trips' and walked to the Math Studio at Grauer Elementary to engage in mathematical inquiry. Teachers work with our District Math Consultant, Janice Novakowksi, to facilitate learning experiences through different materials in the space. Students have access to various tools to support their investigations such as Cuisenaire rods, pattern blocks, loose parts, measuring tapes, protractors, grids and ten frames. The Math Studio is set up to create opportunities for choice, collaboration, personalized learning and inquiry. Math is all around us and we want to inspire students to think about mathematics in different ways – to see mathematical ideas in the materials, in pinecones, in buildings and structures, in images of our community, in art, in stories.