Teens Beads

Teens Beads
Math - Linear Counting
Level	Primary
Age	4 - 4.5
Prerequisites	Bead Stair
Materials	1-9 bead stair 9 ten bars

This activity teaches the child the names of the numbers 11-19.

Presentation

1. Take a 1-9 bead stair and 9 ten bars to a mat or table. If at a table, you will need a table mat so the beads don't roll away.

   

2. Next step

   

3. "This is eleven."

   

4. Make 12 and 13 in the same way and do a three period lesson.

   

5. Once the child has learned 11, 12, and 13 continue on until all the amounts are learned.

   

Further Reading

• Teaching Montessori in the Home: The School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 52