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| Age = 4.5 - 5 | | Age = 4.5 - 5 | ||
| Preqs = [[Teens Board]] <br> [[Tens Board]] <br> [[Association of Beads and Cards]] <br> [[Hundred Board]] | | Preqs = [[Teens Board]] <br> [[Tens Board]] <br> [[Association of Beads and Cards]] <br> [[Hundred Board]] | ||
| Materials = | | Materials = hundred chain <br> hundred square <br> labels for hundred chain <br> pointer for counting | ||
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This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers. | This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers. | ||
== Presentation == | == Presentation == | ||
# | # Carry the hundred chain to a long mat with two hands. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 1.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 1.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # Bring the hundred square to the mat. Sort the labels into columns by place value. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 2.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 2.JPG|300px]] [[Image:Hundred Chain 3.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # Fold the hundred chain into a square as shown. Compare it to the hundred square. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 4.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 4.JPG|300px]] [[Image:Hundred Chain 5.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # Set the hundred square on top to show that they are the same. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 6.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 6.JPG|300px]] [[Image:Hundred Chain 7.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # Unfold the chain and begin counting, adding labels as you go. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 8.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 8.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # The first ten beads each get a label. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 9.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 9.JPG|300px]] | ||
# | # After that, a label is placed at the end of each segment. | ||
#:[[Image:Hundred Chain 10.JPG| | #:[[Image:Hundred Chain 10.JPG|300px]] | ||
== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 24 November 2013
| Hundred Chain | |
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| Math - Linear Counting | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4.5 - 5 |
| Prerequisites | Teens Board Tens Board Association of Beads and Cards Hundred Board |
| Materials | hundred chain hundred square labels for hundred chain pointer for counting |
This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers.
Presentation
- Carry the hundred chain to a long mat with two hands.
- Bring the hundred square to the mat. Sort the labels into columns by place value.
- Fold the hundred chain into a square as shown. Compare it to the hundred square.
- Set the hundred square on top to show that they are the same.
- Unfold the chain and begin counting, adding labels as you go.
- The first ten beads each get a label.
- After that, a label is placed at the end of each segment.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
Further Reading
- The Advanced Montessori Method: The Montessori Elementary Material by Maria Montessori, pages 208-210
