Articles tagged with "montessori-materials"
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 …
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
The Red Rods
February 25, 2026
The Red Rods (Long Stair) Ages 3 to 6 years old Material 10 red wooden rods, all the same thickness but varying in length from 10 centimeters to one meter. Each rod increases in length by 10 centimeters — the length of the smallest rod. The longest rod is 10 …
The Brown Stair (Broad Stair)
February 24, 2026
The Brown Stair Also known as: The Broad Stair Ages: 2½ to 5 years The Montessori Brown Stair Material: Ten brown wooden prisms, all the same length, varying in height and width from 1 centimeter to 10 centimeters square. The blocks vary in two dimensions. Presentation Mix the prisms on …
Insets for Design Printouts
May 23, 2013
Montessori metal insets are 10 geometrical cut out shapes. Pictures of geometric designs are included in the Montessori classroom decor. Here are printouts of metal inset shapes for reading or vocabulary. You can make these as 3 part cards too. Learning is fun the Montessori way! More about geometric shapes …
Presenting Materials
June 11, 2012
No ReDosI had stage fright when I first presented the pink tower to a student under the watchful eyes of our directress. When presenting the sensorial equipment you had to make sure you did the presentation without correcting any movements or placement of the material. If you slightly corrected a …
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 …
Free Montessori Materials Printouts & Downloads
June 30, 2007
These are some great printable education materials: Free Montessori Printout for Sandpaper Alphabet Cards Montessori Sandpaper Alphabet Cards Here are some great directions how to make sandpaper letters! Love the pictures. Montessori Stamp Clock Printouts You can use this printout to make clock bingo. Montessori Cylinder Cards Extensions Montessori Largest …
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 …
Geometric Cabinet Insets, Cards and Activities
June 30, 2007
Free downloadable circle cards Free downloadable rectangle cards Free downloadable triangle cards Age: 3 to 5 years old Purpose: Visual and tactile knowledge of geometric forms. Awareness and observation of geometric forms in the environment. Smooth and coordinated movement. Knobs enhance pencil grip. Promotes a foundation for later study of …
Cylinder Cards
June 30, 2007
Print out this PDF to make cards to use with cylinders or knobless cylinders, you can print them out onto cardstock, or heavyweight paper cut them out and glue the same colored pieces into a continuous strip, or they can be cut out individually and your child can put them …
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 …