Montessori mathematics materials provide concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts. Through hands-on activities, children develop a deep understanding of numbers, operations, and mathematical relationships.
Activities that introduce children to counting, number recognition, and quantity association.
Age: 3 - 4 years
Children learn to associate quantities 1-10 with their numerical values using graduated rods.
View DetailsAge: 3 - 4 years
Children trace numerals 0-9 made of sandpaper while saying their names, connecting visual, tactile, and auditory learning.
View DetailsAge: 3.5 - 4.5 years
Children place the correct number of spindles in compartments labeled 0-9, reinforcing the concept of quantity and the meaning of zero.
View DetailsAge: 3.5 - 4.5 years
Children arrange counters in rows beneath number cards, reinforcing counting and introducing the concept of odd and even numbers.
View DetailsAge: 4 - 5 years
Children fetch specific quantities of objects when shown a numeral, demonstrating their understanding of the association between symbols and quantities.
View DetailsActivities that introduce children to the decimal system, place value, and quantities up to 1000.
Age: 4 - 6 years
Children explore concrete representations of units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, developing an understanding of place value.
View DetailsAge: 4 - 6 years
Children use cards to represent units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, connecting concrete golden bead quantities to their numerical symbols.
View DetailsAge: 4.5 - 6 years
Children exchange quantities between units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, developing understanding of place value and the decimal system.
View DetailsActivities that introduce children to mathematical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Age: 4 - 6 years
Children add colored bead bars together to form a "snake," then exchange them for larger bars where possible, introducing the concept of addition.
View DetailsAge: 4 - 6 years
Children use bead bars to practice subtraction, concretely experiencing taking away one quantity from another.
View DetailsAge: 5 - 6 years
Children use beads and a board to create concrete representations of multiplication problems, developing understanding of repeated addition.
View DetailsAge: 5 - 6 years
Children explore division as sharing quantities equally among groups, using beads and skittles on a special board.
View DetailsActivities that help children memorize addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.
Age: 5 - 6 years
Children use colored strips to practice addition combinations, moving toward memorization of addition facts.
View DetailsAge: 5 - 6 years
Children use colored strips to practice subtraction combinations, moving toward memorization of subtraction facts.
View DetailsAge: 5 - 6 years
Children use colored bead bars and charts to discover and memorize multiplication tables.
View DetailsActivities that introduce children to the concept of fractions and equivalence.
Age: 5 - 6 years
Children explore metal insets divided into equal parts, developing the concept of fractions and equivalent fractions.
View DetailsAge: 5 - 6 years
Children use skittles divided into colored sections to represent fractions and explore equivalent fractions.
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