How Do You Use The Montessori Method To Teach Addition?
The Montessori philosophy can be applied to teaching some complex concepts to young children including reading, math and geography. Basic addition is one of the easiest lessons to start with once a child has an understanding of numbers having a specific quantity attached to them. There is no minimum age for this, but you must make sure the child is ready to learn. Verify that the child can count, write and recognize numbers up to ten. Write addition problems clearly on index cards written out as “x + y =” where the sum does not exceed ten. These can include equations with zeros and equations where the numbers are flipped, so “0 + 1 =” and “1 + 0 =” are two different cards. Purchase two different color beads that are the same shape and size, red and blue are the standard. Make sure that these are easily picked up by the child and will not roll away when placed on a flat surface. Craft an addition board by drawing a circle, about three inches in diameter on the left side of a piece of pa
