The Montessori Geometric Sticks
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Hands-on Learning of Geometric Shapes
Monday, September 25, 2017
Montessori Inspired Autumn Themed Learning Activities
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Fall Counting Activities Using Nature’s Objects (FREE Printable)
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
B4FIAR: Jesse Bear What Will You Wear
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Anyway here are the activities we worked on to explore the subject areas of Jesse Bear What Will You Wear. Note, this was a 2-week long of rowing. The activities here were mostly done in the morning and we only worked on one activity a day, and the rest we spend it outdoors or Vito would do something else (like work on his traditional Montessori materials).
Learning Addition Using Montessori Stamp Game
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Learning Multiplication Using Montessori Colored Bead Bars
Thursday, August 17, 2017
What You Need to Know About the Early Childhood Montessori Math Materials
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Hands-on Learning of Equivalent Fractions
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Learning How to Use the Montessori Teen Boards
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Okay, so your little ones can count up to ten, so what’s next? In this post, I’m going to show you how the Montessori math method, teaches a child the quantity and number symbols of eleven to nineteen. There’s a BIG difference being able to “count” from one to twenty or a hundred compared to grasping the concept of what these numbers stand for. This is where the beauty of Montessori math would stand out, it allows the child to experience the use of materials and its purpose, and once confidence is gained the child can work with the material independently.
To demonstrate this, here’s our journey of learning the “teens”.
Indoor Garden Play for Counting Bugs
Monday, May 22, 2017
Montessori Math Counting Beyond Ten: The Teens
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Vito loves counting. He may not know yet how to count from 1 to 100 but he knows how to integrate math and numbers in daily life. He mastered his 1:1 correspondence early on and now he’s learning how to count beyond ten. I was surprised the first time I heard him counting from 11 and up. I didn’t introduced that to him yet but he already knows. It’s like self taught, but I was thinking that he might have learned it from his brother. And because he might be in a sensitive period on number now, I decided to give him a few exercises to recognize and name numbers from 11 to 20, and understanding what those numbers represent in quantity.
Guide to Math Homeschool Materials for Preschoolers
Sunday, April 2, 2017
The Montessori Number Rods
Monday, March 6, 2017
I love Montessori math materials. They are so engaging and well thought of that the child can easily absorb concepts and retain what is learned. Take for example this Number Rods which I recently introduced to Vito. We are mostly using counters in our math activities, it’s more abstract and quantitative. With Number Rods, counting here is more linear and sequential. My goal was for Vito to learn:
- how to sequence ‘one’ to ‘ten’ (they form a staircase)
- to understand the value of each number
The Montessori Short Bead Stairs: Learning About Quantity
Monday, January 9, 2017
This is a Montessori math activity on teaching the child about quantities from 1 through 9. We’ve worked on this since last year (starting from 1 to 5) and has been doing a lot of extensions. This is a simple presentation of the work and I’m sharing some of the extensions we’re working on as well.
Telling Time Activities
Monday, December 19, 2016
Mavi wanted to practice more of reading the time, especially when it comes to reading and writing “quarter to” and “half past”. He seems to be confused with the positioning of the small hand. So with this, I made a few activities for him to work afterschool. I am sharing these activities as well as the printables were are using (yes it’s free!).
Wooden Counting Pyramid Puzzle from Beleduc
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Montessori Coloured Beads: How We Use It At Home
Friday, October 21, 2016
Introducing Montessori Hundred Board for Preschoolers
Friday, October 14, 2016
So the other day, I was tidying up my storage shelf and Vito saw our Hundred Board. He immediately took it out and excitedly said “Oh numbers! Let’s count!” and that’s what we basically did for the past few days.
October Preschool Math Activities
Friday, September 30, 2016
I am so excited to share with you the fun preschool math activities I prepared for Vito! He saw me printing these materials and he kept on asking if we can play. Of course we did! We started using a few of these materials and will share his progress in the days to come. For now, allow me to present to you our adorable and cute learning materials for the month of October.