Teens Board
From Montessori Album
| Teens Board | |
|---|---|
| Math - Linear Counting | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4+ |
| Prerequisites | Teens Beads |
This activity teaches the child about the names of the numerals 11-19.
Presentation
- step one
- step two
- step three
- step four
- step five
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Knowledge of the child himself. The matching of the count and the number, or numeral.
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
- An easy alternative would be to simply make a set of cards just like those used for the work with the Golden Beads, only for this set you would need nine "10" cards plus the unit cards 1-9.
- These could be made out of poster board:
- (For a detailed description of how this was done, see A Handmade Childhood.)
- These were made from strips of masonite with strips of wooden dowels used for dividers. The numbers were printed on self adhesive paper and then stuck on.
- Source: Maybe Montessori
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
| Teens board | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Albanesi | $82.00 |
| Alison's | $39.69 |
| Montessori Outlet USA print |
$39.95 |
| Nienhuis USA print |
$78.35 |
| Affordable Montessori (with beads) |
$49.00 |
| Bead Sets | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Alison's | $16.53 |
| Bruins | $25.00 |
| Kid Advance | $11.99 |
| Montessori Concepts | $13.00 |
| Thinkamajigs | $12.95 |
| Nienhuis glass beads |
$40.50 |
| Set of both Seguin boards | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Adena | $68.88 |
| Bruins | $150.00 |
| E & O with beads |
$126.00 |
| Kid Advance | $76.99 |
| Montessori Concepts | $70.00 |
| Thinkamajigs | $79.95 |
Further Reading
- Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, pages 177-179
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 21, 52-53
