Extensions

Even though Adrian recognizes numbers one through twenty, he still needs to practice writing numbers properly (for example, the number one is written from top to bottom, not from bottom up). We usually pick…

In a Montessori Math curriculum, after introducing Number Rods (see a post here) at about two years of age, Sandpaper Numbers are generally introduced next (see a post here). The third math material is usually a…

My goal for my children is to make learning fun; so I am always thinking: what I can do to make the learning process interesting, engaging, and captivating. Although Adrian could count till ten since he…

Once the child has mastered the Pink Tower (read a post here) and Brown Stairs (read a post here) separately, you would start introducing extensions of these activities, by combining the two. (Buy the Pink Tower here and Brown Stairs here.) Adrian…

The Pink Tower (buy here) is a traditional Montessori material and a second sensorial material to be introduced to a toddler starting at around 2 years, after introducing the Knobbed Cylinders (read a post here). The Pink Tower looks like…