The Hundred Board is a classic Montessori math material introduced to children aged four and up. The purpose of the Hundred Board is to reinforce linear counting and develop a concrete awareness of the decimal system. The Hundred Board consists of a wooden frame with a blue grid of one hundred squares and one hundred […]
The Pink Tower is an iconic Montessori material found and recognized in every Montessori primary classroom worldwide.
Mathematics, 4-5 Humans are known to have a natural ability for mathematics that can be further developed through nurturing. Dr. Montessori defined this optimum period for developing the mathematical mind as the sensitive period for math, which occurs between ages four and six. Around age four, children are formally introduced to Montessori math materials to […]
In Montessori education, writing is the springboard of literacy, which will naturally lead to reading. This is due to children developing and refining their skills through concrete experiences. Writing is a productive skill in language acquisition that requires some specific preparation of the hands, through the use of the materials, and the mind, through the […]
The Montessori math materials are perhaps the most ingenious apparatuses used in the early childhood years. Not only are they aesthetic and sensorially appealing to children, but each apparatus is designed with longevity and they provide access to abstract math through sensorial means as well. Montessori math materials tend to have direct purposes that are […]
Literacy is at the heart of every other content area, and therefore; holds a crucial role in the child’s learning experience. Because children from birth to six are in the sensitive period for language, Montessori classrooms dedicate an entire area to language enrichment. The aim is to immerse children with language-stimulating materials that prepare for […]
Montessori math materials are perhaps the most compelling materials that grant access to complex math in early childhood. The Golden Bead material is the quintessential math material since it makes it possible for children as young as 4.5 to work within the decimal system (base 10 system). Children go through a series of presentations that […]
Shape discrimination is a natural ability in humans that Dr. Montessori has refined in children using Geometric Solids. This refinement can later be translated in other fields such as writing and reading. The Geometric Solids begin as a sensorial material (3+) and continue to be explored in the elementary years for their mathematical attributes.