Students are building on the knowledge they have gleaned from their daily routines and are able to grasp the concept of place value more easily. Furthermore, in Piaget's theory “children need many objects to explore so that they can later incorporate them into their symbolic thinking” (Gordon, & Browne, 2010, p. 106). The teacher provided students with a variety of materials to understand the lesson in an enjoyable way. Equally important, student programming was derived from Piaget as students had “plenty of time to explore” (Gordon, & Browne, 2010, p..