The Montessori 100 Board is divided into 100 squares, with 10 rows of 10 squares each. Children will use the board to practise counting and gain an understanding of number sequences. Once they have a good knowledge of numbers 1-100, the board can be used to show children skip counting.
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The Hexagon Box shows children how different shapes can be used to create other shapes; more specifically, that by joining together different triangles, four-sided figures are formed.
The Small Hexagon Box is a lesson that follows on from the Triangle Box and the Large Hexagon Box, transitioning children into a more abstract way of thinking. Previously,…
Geometric Solids not only form some of the groundwork for geometry but encourage exploration and creative thinking. The apparatus comes in a set of 10 wooden 3-D shapes, including:
cube
sphere
cylinder
rectangular prism
square-based pyramid
triangular-based prism
ovoid
ellipsoid
cone
triangular prism
One of the…
In Montessori mathematics, the Memory Game is an activity designed to help children develop their memory skills while reinforcing number recognition. The game incorporates movement and encourages both gross and fine motor skills, and is something that children can play together.
To play, you’ll need: a tray, two containers, slips of paper with numbers 0–10 and…
Children in Montessori classrooms are introduced to the decimal system and place value using the Golden Bead Material that represents the values of ten in a concrete manner. The Golden Bead Material is composed of beads that are uniform in size and colour but their quantities change.
The idea is that children gain a sensorial understanding…
The aim of the 9 Layout lesson is to help children understand number placement (1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s) as well as reiterate the association between quantity and numeral. It’s one of the lengthier mathematics activities and is good for encouraging concentration.
Before inviting a child to participate in the lesson, it’s important that he is confident…
The purpose of the estimation jar is not only to practise counting and problem solving but to develop curiosity about numbers and maths. What might sound like a simple guessing game (and, really, it is that simple) takes on levels of complexity as your child grows and develops.
For this activity, you’ll need a variety of…
The traditional Montessori Teen Board is used to show children how tens and ones make teens; it is a visual and physical application of building numbers to enable understanding. Quite specific materials are used for the lesson: a teen board as well as bead bars but as with most Montessori lessons, once you’ve understood both…
The short bead stair is a way to visually represent number values; making abstract concepts more concrete so that children can better grasp mathematical principles. The objective of the lesson is to reinforce number quantities from 1 to 9 thus preparing children for addition, subtraction and lessons using the teen board (link to subsequent tutorial).
The…
The wonderful thing about Montessori learning is that it incorporates the different senses into activities in an effort to assist learning. Sandpaper Numbers is one such activity; it ‘lives’ in the mathematics area of a Montessori classroom but easily crosses over into the sensorial area.
The purpose of the lesson in which Sandpaper Numbers are used…