Early Childhood Math: Building Confident Problem Solvers How are students encouraged to learn from each other? They are encouraged to talk and to consolidate what they learned and to push their learning forward. They can also learn from each other and if they come up against any problems they have different methods and ways to overcome them. What do the teachers do to build students' confidence in mathematics? The teacher builds on to what the students already know. They do peer talk which builds their confidence. It also allows students to share their ideas on how they came up with their answers