Mathematics Activities- More on Montessori

Teaching your little one math can be a very daunting task. There are many different aspects of math such as patterning, addition, subtraction, place value, etc. Luckily the Montessori approach has laid out an order of teaching these skills as well as 2 things to do with your little ones now before starting the math journey.

Setting the math foundation:

1. experiencing many of the different Sensorial activities will provide child with the concept of idealized things with isolated qualities.
2. through experiencing Practical life and Sensorial activities, the child will gain skills important in math such as exactness, calculation, and repetition.
   

Mathematical Activities are divided into 5 categories:

GROUP 1: Introduction to Numbers

• Number Rods
• Sandpaper Numbers
• Number Tablets
• Spindles
• Numbers and Counters
• Memory Play
  

GROUP 2: Introduction to the Decimal System

• Limited Bead Material
• Number Cards
• Function of the Decimal System
  
• Formation of Complex Numbers
• Unlimited Bead Material (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Stamps (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Dots

GROUP 3: Introduction to Tens, Teens, and Counting

• Introduction to Tens
• Introduction to Teens
• Introduction to Counting
  

GROUP 4: Arithmetic Tables

• Addition Snake Game
• Addition Strip Board
• Addition Charts
• Subtraction Snake Game
• Subtraction Strip Board
• Subtraction Charts
• Multiplication Tables
• Multiplication Bead Boards
• Multiplication Charts
• Unit Division Board
• Division Charts
  

GROUP 5: Abstraction

• Short Bead Frame
• Hierarchies
• Long Bead Frame
• Simple Division

FRACTIONS: Using the Fraction Insets to show a division of equal parts

I read about these activities in Basic Montessori Learning Activities for Under Fives. I was shocked to read that some five year olds can accomplish lessons in Group 5! It is stated that this list is not to be used as a syllabus (so much for making a cute check list!) but to explore them when the child is willing and has had proper foundation for learning.

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