Small Bead Frame
From Montessori Album
| We've updated our prices on products from many online Montessori stores! If we've missed your favorite store, please let us know! |
| Small Bead Frame | |
|---|---|
| Math - Passage to Abstraction | |
 | |
| Level | Primary |
| Age | 5.5 - 6 |
| Prerequisites | Addition With the Stamp Game Subtraction With the Stamp Game Multiplication With the Stamp Game Division With the Stamp Game |
| Materials | Small Bead Frame small bead frame paper |
This activity teaches the child the basics of addition abstraction.
Presentations
Introduction
- Compare the beads on the frame to the stamps in the Stamp Game.
- Count the unit beads aloud as you slide them over to the right one at a time.
- Slide 10 units back to the left. "10 units is the same as 1 ten." Slide 1 ten bead to the right.
Continue counting tens ("1 ten, 2 tens,...") and then exchange for a hundred bead. Do the same through the thousands.
Addition
- step one
- step two, etc.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
| Small Bead Frame | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Adena | $15.95 |
| Albanesi | $53.00 |
| Alison's | $43.00 |
| Bruins | $41.00 |
| E & O | $30.60 |
| Kid Advance | $16.99 |
| Montessori Concepts | $22.00 |
| Montessori Outlet | $17.95 |
| Nienhuis | $49.20 |
| Thinkamajigs | $24.95 |
Further Reading
- The Advanced Montessori Method: The Montessori Elementary Material by Maria Montessori, pages 210-215
- Montessori Mathematics and RightStart Mathematics by Joan Cotter (article) addresses problems with the design of the Montessori bead frames
