Set up three bead bars as shown, two with five bead bars, one with ten. "today we're going to do addition with bead bars." move the 2 bead bar down from the first bead stair. move down the 1 bead bar from the second bead stair. count the combined bead bars. move down the 3 bead bar for the answer from the third bead stair. compare it with the 1. To do this work you can use any assemblance of coloured bead stairs. here is a great hand made version from montessori mischief. i used our kid advance montessori bead decanomial box, and a red felt mat i made from two pieces of dollar store felt. we used our kid advance montessori arithmetic signs box , but you can easily use a printed version.
Bead stair and bars: skip counting, arithmetic: color coded beads and bars representing numbers from 1 to 10. ideal for visualizing and performing simple addition problems; aids in developing a concrete understanding of numbers. 4 7 years: golden beads: decimal system, arithmetic. Move the bead next to the number card that says “1.”. tell the student “this is how we write one.”. trace the one with two of your fingers and repeat “this is one.”. have the student replicate your tracing of the number and say “this is one.”. repeat this process for each of the bars. These don’t include addition or subtraction, but if you’d like some fun activities to introduce bead bars, check out the montessori inspired math bead bar play dough mats bundle. this contains: 1 10 math bead bar play dough mats in color. Colored bead bars: introduction to numbers: quiet space with low table & floor mat: lay out bead bars, count aloud, encourage mimicry and tactile exploration. preschoolers (ages 4 5) golden beads (units, tens) introduction to the decimal system: spacious area with table or floor mat.
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