Five Math Stools, a child-size Math House, ten Stepping Stones made by resident children, an Activity Table and durable, custom signs invite children and families to compare, make patterns, explore numbers and quantity, and play with shapes. Messaging reveals the math behind the fun: You can build your young children’s math skills right here! When you find shapes on buildings, count cars, and make patterns with leaves, you’re doing math.

Children build social emotional and literacy skills as they investigate facial expressions on spinning dials, tuck into a cozy corner for a calming break, practice breathing techniques, play word and rhyming games, and share memories while looking through the community album. The Tell Me A Story bench communicates, “When you tell stories, you build your children’s early literacy skills and emotional connection to you” and a custom mural created by a local artist features tips to manage “big feelings.”

Playful math learning is everywhere in this colorful space that invites children to compare stacks of clothes, match pairs of socks, sort clothes by size, create patterns using detergent lids, and explore numbers and counting on washing machines. Three custom murals created by a local artist invite children to find shapes, fractions and patterns within scenes from the community.