Spindle Boxes – Learn a Montessori Math Lesson
In Montessori education, the spindle box is a didactic material used to introduce and reinforce the concept of numbers and quantity. It is typically used with young children, usually between …
Montessori Math Curriculum Resources, Ideas, & Lessons
These posts cover authentic AMS Montessori math lessons, resources, and activities for the home and classroom.
Montessori Math 101
Montessori emphasized that the child is naturally drawn to precision, organizing, comparing, and creating order out of disorder, to classify and quantify patterns and relationships.
We are born with a drive to calculate and reason within our environments. With guidance, the capacity to think in this way flourishes and develops over the years.
So, exposing a child to math ideas is helpful to the development of more complex math concepts. Without this exposure, a child’s brain won’t be as ripe for more advanced critical thinking.
Stamp Game – Montessori Lesson in Math
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 …
Learn Montessori’s Snake Math Game
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 …
Montessori Math Number Rod Addition
Are you looking for a new and fun way to teach addition? Montessori math might be just what you need! With number rods, students can learn how to add numbers …
How to Use the Montessori Small Bead Frame for Math
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 Lesson: Learn about Golden Beads
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 …