Bead Stair
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| Bead Stair | |
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| Math - Linear Counting | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 3.5 - 4 |
| Prerequisites | Ability to count to ten |
| Materials | Bead Stair small paper slips with numerals 1-9 container for bead stair container for numerals square of black felt tray |
This activity helps the child learn to associate the quantities 1 through 9 with their numerals.
It also introduces the child to the material used in the Teens Beads, the Teens Board, the Short Chains, the Long Chains, Addition With Bead Bars, Subtraction With Bead Bars, and Multiplication With Bead Bars.
Presentation
- Carry the work to a mat or table. If done at a table, use a large table mat.
- step two
- step three
- step four
- step five
- step six
- step seven
- step eight
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
The bead stair consists of 9 segments of wire strung with one to nine beads. Every number of beads is done in a different color: 1-red, 2-green, 3-peach, 4-yellow, 5-light blue, 6-lavender, 7-white, 8-brown, 9-dark blue. The beads should be as spherical as possible so that they are equally wide as long. They should measure about 7mm in diameter.
