Tasks, strategies, and routines for counting and representing collections with found objects and mathematizing children's literature with children at various points of mathematical understanding will be shared. The session will focus on understanding how features of these tasks and related teacher actions offer opportunities to identify and use students' assets to engage and elevate the status of learners, especially those who have been historically marginalized during math instruction. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss implications for meeting the needs of diverse young math learners in their own classrooms.