The aim of this study was to examine how four teachers in Swedish ground school (age 2-3) is working with mathematics, both how the teachers is reflecting on there own role in the students motivation and how the teachers is planning and executing their mathlessons. The methods to find out how the teachers did this in this study was via interview and taking notes on one of their lessons. The study shows that the teachers who participated in this study was well learned and upgraded to the literature how to motivate students in maths. The teachers had also a great knowledge about their own leadership and the effects of that on their students.