Articles tagged with "place-value"
Lesson of the Day 64: The Bead Frame -- Bridging to Abstract Math
May 5, 2026
Materials Needed Montessori Bead Frame (small bead frame with 4 wires) Bead frame paper (formatted for recording operations) Pencil What Is the Bead Frame? The Montessori Bead Frame is a specialized abacus used in the primary and lower elementary classroom to help children understand place value and perform the four …
Lesson of the Day 47: The Stamp Game — Montessori Math Operations
April 28, 2026
The Stamp Game — Montessori Math Operations The Stamp Game is one of the most versatile materials in the Montessori math curriculum. Using small colored tiles ("stamps") representing units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, children practice all four operations — addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division — while building a deep, concrete …