Montessori Math is a beautiful thing. The whole approach to Montessori math and Montessori math extensions inspires me every day. I think, yes, this is how child are supposed to learn math. Check out my post on the philosophy behind Montessori math for more. Montessori Math Extensions & Variations Number Rods Count around the triangle formed […]
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How Montessori Teaches Math – Ten Board Lesson
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Let’s take a detailed look into teaching math using the Montessori Ten Board. The Ten Boards are found within Linear Counting and come after the Montessori Teens Board lesson in the Montessori Math sequence. You can purchase a reasonably priced set on Amazon. Montessori Ten Board Lesson Presentation I – Introduction to Quantity Ask the child: “Do […]
How to Use the Montessori Small Bead Frame for Math
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The Montessori Math Small Bead Frame is often neglected in Early Childhood classrooms. The frame comes at the end of the Place Value and Decimal System lessons, and, as noted by Dr. Montessori, marks the entrance into abstraction. Many classrooms do not get to the lesson for one reason or another. The lesson is meant for older […]
Montessori Lesson: Learn about Golden Beads
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The overview of Montessori golden beads continues the child down the path of learning place value and the decimal system. The goal for the child is to garner a sense of quantities represented in the decimal system, and to see the exchange of quantities as units become ten, tens become hundred, and so on. This lesson […]
Step-By-Step Stamp Game – Montessori Math
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The Montessori Math Stamp Game lesson comes at the end of Place Value and Decimal System work. The goal is to reinforce the four operations introduced with the Golden Beads but in a more abstract way. I really like Montessori Math’s Stamp Game. Children do, too. The work is familiar to them, but different enough […]
Learn Montessori’s Snake Math Game
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This post includes a Montessori Math lesson for the Addition Snake Game. This Addition Snake lesson is found within Math Facts or Memorization of Montessori Math. Typically children towards the end of their Montessori Early Childhood career will be given this lesson. Amazon offers a few reasonably priced Addition Snake Game products. Enjoy this post on […]