Articles tagged with "math"
Lesson of the Day 38: From Concrete to Abstract — How Montessori Math Works
April 12, 2026
From Concrete to Abstract — How Montessori Math Works ...m, m, m the math sound, M makes a manipulative sound! One of the most common questions parents ask is: "How does my child go from counting beads to doing math in their head?" This lesson explains the beautiful Montessori progression …
Lesson of the Day 35: Counting Chains and the Bead Stair — Montessori Math Adventures
April 10, 2026
Counting Chains and the Bead Stair — Montessori Math Adventures ...c, c, c the counting sound, C makes a chain sound! Counting is such an important part of math skills, and young children love to count! One day, Maria Montessori was introducing older children to the colored bead chains to …
Lesson of the Day 24: Fractions Fun
April 1, 2026
Fractions Fun ...f, f, f the fraction sound, F makes a fraction sound! Fractions are all around us — when we share a pizza, cut an apple in half, or split a cookie with a friend. Children who learn fractions through real objects they can hold, cut, and rearrange understand …
Golden Bead Material — Base Ten (Decimal System)
March 18, 2026
Ages: 3 and up The Golden Bead Material is one of the most beautiful and powerful tools in Montessori math. It introduces children to the decimal system — ones (units), tens, hundreds, and thousands — through hands-on, sensorial experience. Children can actually feel the difference between 1 and 1,000! Materials …
Number Rods
March 17, 2026
Related Articles Number Rods Printout The Red Rods Numbers and Quantities Game Number Frames Related ArticlesLesson of the Day 35: Counting Chains and the Bead Stair — Montessori Math AdventuresLesson of the Day 38: From Concrete to Abstract — How Montessori Math WorksLesson of the Day 39: Sea Glass and …
Math Printouts
May 14, 2015
Counting 1 through 10 Counting Arrows (blank) Counting Chain Arrows Beadstair Colors Counting Cards 1 Counting Cards 2 Counting Cards 3 Counting Cards 4 Quantity Tiles Fraction Cards Fraction Game Fraction Labels 1 Fraction Labels 2 Number Rods Key Number Rods Printout Number Tiles Related Articles Montessori Sensorial Education and …
Fractions Part II
May 17, 2009
Fractions Part II — More Fraction Fun Once your child has mastered basic fractions, these activities extend their understanding with equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and fraction operations. ⬇️ Download Fraction Labels (PDF) Activities Fraction equivalence — show that 1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6 using fraction circles or bars Comparing fractions …
Fractions
March 25, 2009
Understanding fractions usually starts in preschool. Many young children understand the concept sharing half a cookie, they want a whole cookie! Math is really easy for young children to understand with hands on activities and life experiences. Montessori Primary Guide has directions using Montessori circles cut into pie pieces to …
Pink Tower and Counting
March 8, 2009
The Pink Tower is often a child's first taste of Montessori math — before it is a math lesson, it is a sensorial one. Ten pink cubes, each one a centimeter bigger than the last, let little hands discover the words small, smaller, smallest and large, larger, largest long before …
Montessori Math Quantity Matching Game
April 5, 2008
Purpose: To associate quantities with the numerals that represent them. It also teaches how to count finite sets of objects. It is a concrete introduction to the abstract idea of cardinality . This lesson is for children who can count. In the second part they need to recognize the number …
Counting Chain and Bead Stair
June 30, 2007
Newsletter 16 This Newsletter is brought to you by- The Counting Chain, Bead Stair Coloring Printout Questions Answered –How to introduce finger painting and finger print art The bug of the month-The Tarantula Happy September Everyone! It's great to have my old computer running again! I have a 6 year …
Number Frames
June 30, 2007
Age 4 1/2 and older Part One Purpose: To learn the numerals 10 through 19 and associate the quantity with them. Also, learn the sequence of the numbers. Material: One set of bead stair (1 through 9) Nine golden 10 count bead bars Presentation: 1) Let your child put the …
Counting Games
June 30, 2007
Pre-Math Counting Activities Counting Game Purpose: To learn how to count. Arrangement of objects does not affect the same quantity. Materials: 2 to 10 small identical shapes, such as wooden blocks Put the blocks in a row left to right (horizontally)Count with your child 1,2,3,4,5 (use the number of blocks …
Montessori Stamp Clock Printout
June 30, 2007
Here is a stamp clock printout. Recommended Materials OWLCONIC Telling Time Teaching Clock - Bundled with Kids Watch ... Clementoni - 17674 - Once Upon a Time - Disney ... - Amazon.com Related Articles on MontessoriMom Free Montessori Sandpaper Letters Printout Montessori Sorting Largest to Smallest Printout Free Montessori Materials …
Montessori Sensorial Education and Early Math Experiences
June 30, 2007
Montessori believed that you should introduce math to young children as "materialized abstractions." This was accomplished with hands on apparatus for math. Montessori believed that a strong foundation of math at a young age (preschool) prevented children from failing in math later on. "Math phobias" are a common symptom of …
Short Bead Stair
June 30, 2007
Print out of bead stair for coloring Purpose: To Teach Addition Tables Materials: A mat A box containing the following bead stair: -0- 1 red bead -00- 2 green beads -000- 3 pink beads -00000- 4 yellow beads -00000- 5 light blue beads -000000- 6 purple beads -0000000- 7 white …
Counting Chain Arrows
June 30, 2007
Here is a print out of the counting chain arrows Here is a print out of blank arrows The Counting Chain really orginated from a lesson in square roots for older children. The younger children in the classroom were attracted to the 100 and 1000 golden bead chain and began …
Numbers and Quantities Game
June 30, 2007
Here is the printout Put the right amount of toasted O or favorite cereal on the circles below the number. Provide the exact amount of cereal needed to complete the exercise. Control of error All the cereal pieces should be used. If not, there will too few or too many …