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Montessori Math Beads Presentation Tray

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The Golden Beads Presentation Tray is the first lesson in Montessori Math: Introducing Place Value and the Decimal System. The Montessori Math Golden Beads Presentation Tray is a simple presentation including one of each of a unit, a ten bar, a hundred square, and a thousand cube. The goal is to introduce the child to the language of the beads, to the decimal system, and give a concrete exercise with the decimal system.

Golden Bead Presentation Tray

Montessori Math Golden Beads Presentation Tray

Presentation I

  • Let the child know that he is ready for the golden beads. Spread mat on the floor.
  • “This is the presentation tray of the golden beads. We must be very gentle with them. These beads are very special and we need to be careful not to break or lose them.”

golden beads tray sequence

“This is a unit. Would you like to hold it? Can you say unit?”

  • Place the unit back on the mat. Proceed with the ten bar in the same manner.
  • Pick up the hundred square and introduce it. Lay it left of the ten bar.
  • Once the child is comfortable with the hundred square move onto the thousand cube. Give 3 Period Lessons.

Presentation II

GB Presentation Tray Pres 2

This lesson is about attributes. Talk about how there are ten units in a ten bar, ten ten bars in a hundred square and so on. Compare and contrast the unit, ten bar, hundred square and thousand cube by weight, quantity, etc.

Variations

  • Play What’s Missing? game
  • Mystery Bag with items on the tray
  • Mix up items from tray and have the child put them in order

 

Extensions

  • Make own beads
  • Draw beads in Presentation Tray
  • Color photocopy of sketch of tray
  • Nomenclature cards of materials

 

Resources

  • Montessori Introduction to Decimal Quantity with Presentation Tray from Amazon
  • Match pictures of Golden Beads to Numbers and Words download from Montessori Printshop
  • Golden Bead Control Chart & Blackline Masters download from Montessori Printshop
  • Math Materials 3 Part Cards download from Montessori Printshop

Tagged With: Math, Shelf Work, Variations & Extensions

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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