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This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. | 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. | # Carry the hundred chain to a long mat with two hands. | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[The Advanced Montessori Method: The Montessori Elementary Material]] by Maria Montessori, pages 208-210 | *[[The Advanced Montessori Method: The Montessori Elementary Material]] by Maria Montessori, pages 208-210 | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, 3 June 2020
Hundred Chain | |
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Math - Linear Counting | |
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
counting the beads
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
Where to Buy
Thinkamajigs $4.95
$15.5 (100 yellow beads)
Further Reading
- The Advanced Montessori Method: The Montessori Elementary Material by Maria Montessori, pages 208-210