"Striving to meet the needs of the whole child: nurturing the love of learning,
Creating opportunities for growth and independence and bringing about self respect and positive self worth"
Within the Montessori approach, children develop an understanding of mathematical
concepts through use of concrete hands-on material. The materials are designed in
such way that they lead from concrete to abstraction step by step.
Number Sense
Students develop an understanding of the
following concepts with hands on Montessori
materials:
Place Value
Match quantities to symbols in the decimal system
- place value up to thousands
Carry out mathematical processes to thousands in
addition and subtraction with golden bead material.
Recognize numbers one to one hundred associating
quantity and symbol.
Math Facts and Counting
Sequence numbers from 1 - 100
(linear counting )
Develop skill in skip counting
Reinforce concepts in basic addition
and subtraction facts
"The truly educated individual continues to learn long after the years spent in
the classroom because of a motivation and love of learning"
