Sandpaper Numerals

Sandpaper Numerals
Math - Numbers 0-10
Level	Primary
Age	3 - 4
Prerequisites	Touch Boards Number Rods
Materials	set of sandpaper numerals

This activity teaches the child the symbols for and names of the numbers 0-9. It also indirectly prepares the child to write the numerals.

Presentation

1. Take the box of sandpaper numerals to a mat or table. Place it in the upper right corner.

   

2. Remove the first three sandpaper numerals and place them face-down in the upper right corner.

   

3. Take the first and trace it. "One." Give the child a turn.

   

4. Move the 1 out of the way. Then trace the 2.

   

5. Move the 2 out of the way and trace the 3.

   

6. Allow the child to trace the numerals.

   

7. Lay out out all three numerals (mix up the order occasionally) and do a three period lesson.

   

8. When the child know the first three numerals well, teach the others in the same way.

Purpose

Direct Aim: 1. To give the child a sensorial impression of the form of the symbol that corresponds to the quality. 2. To show the succession of numbers 3. To show base 10 4. Recognition of numerals 0-9 5. Preparation for writing numbers

Control of Error

Tactile and visual

Material

A box containing sandpaper numerals from 0 to 9. They are arranged in sequence with the zero at the end.

Further Reading

• Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 82-83, 97-98