Explanation of Montessori Materials

Introduction to Materials: PURPOSE: MATERIALS:

100 board 1. Providing the experience and learning in A wooden board frame. The board is
sequence numerals from 1 to 100. lined to form one hundred squares. A
2. Development of order, coordination, wooden box to hold 100 chips. Square
concentration, and independence. chips with numerals 1...100 printed on
Extensions:
them.
odd and even numbers
skip counting by twos, fives, and tens
missing numbers
writing numerals

Fraction Skittles Materials Purpose

 wooden tray with To help the child gain a sensorial
four identical holes impression of a fraction.
 four large skittles, Introduction to the concept and notation of
fractions.
representing
Sensorial exploration of equivalency
divisors of whole, among fraction.
½ , 1/3 and ¼. Introduction to simple operations.

Metal Polishing Materials Purposes

 silver to be DIRECT: Coordination,
polished Concentration, Independence,
 Caster containing Order
metal polish INDIRECT: Learning to polish
 cotton swabs
 2 minute timer
 polishing cloth
Introduction to Materials:
Object Box
Introduction to Materials:
The Pink Tower
Introduction to Materials:
Sandpaper Letters
Purpose
To give the child the
opportunity to match
phoetically spelled words
with the objects that they
represent.
Develops -
1. Visual and small muscular
perception of dimensions.
2. This awareness of dimensions
leads to observation of the
child’s environment.
3. Helps to make smoother and
more coordinated movement.
4. Math readiness by
introducing concepts of
smaller, larger, prepares for the
decimal and number system.
Develops -
1. Fine motor skills
2. Concentration
3. Phonetic sounds
4. Memory
5. Pre-writing
5. Independence
Materials
 phonetic objects
 word cards
This helps to prepare for the
cube root. 1000 smallest cubes
make the largest 10th cube. 8 of
the smallest cubes make the
second cube, 27 of the smallest
cube make the third cube, 64 of
the smallest cubes make the
fourth cube, 124 cubes make the
fifth cube, and so on.
The cubes represent the
concrete concept of the
numbers of 1 through 10.
Purpose: To learn the sound and shape of
the letters of the alphabet. To gain a
muscular memory of the shape of the letters
as a prelude to writing. The letters of the
alphabet cut out in the finest sandpaper
mounted on a strong background. The
vowels are mounted on a pale blue card and
the consonants on a pale pink background.
The letters are mounted with sufficient space
on either side to hold them steady.
Introduction to Materials:
Number Rods
Introduction to Materials:
Binomial Cube
Introduction to Materials:
Botany Cabinet:
discrimination of forms.
Indirect Preparation for
Purpose Materials
- Ten rods identical with the Red Rods in
- To experience the qualities length, but divided into red and blue sections.
of each number and to learn The shortest rod is red. The second is twice
their respective names. the size of the first; one half is painted red
and the other half is blue. The third rod is
- To show that each number three times the size of the first and is divided
is represented by a single into three
object, as a whole, separate
from others.
- To help memorize the
sequence of numbers from
1 to 10.
b
Purpose Materials:
Direct: A box with:
To build the cube. - One red cube and three red and black
Indirect: matching prisms.
Preparation for - One blue cube and three blue and black
mathematics: the cube of matching prisms.
a binomial. All the pieces, once assembled, form a
Preparation for the cube cube of a binomial (a+b)3
root. The square of the binomial is painted on
Introduction for algebra the lid.
and preparation for the
proof of the formula
(a+b)3 at Elementary
Level.
Purpose Materials:
Direct Visual With the Botany Cabinet, the child learns the
shapes and names of leaves. The child may also
trace their borders and match them to those in
botany. the natural environment. The Botany Cabinet
consists of a beech plywood cabinet with 5
drawers and contains a total of 14 leaf shape
insets and frames as well as the parts of the leaf,
flower, and tree.
Introduction to Materials:
Teen Boards
Introduction to Materials:
Grace and Courtesy Lessons
Please review these important lessons
with your child at home.
Introduction to Materials:
Noun and Verb Work
Purposes: Materials:
Direct - Two boards each divided into five
To connect name and compartments. In nine of these compartments
symbol. a large 10 is printed in black.
To count sets 11-19 - A set of cards, on which are printed the
figures 1 – 9, which will slide into the boards,
covering the ‘0’.
-A set of 9 ten bead bars
-A set of bead bars 1-9
Purpose: To guide Presentation: The following lessons will be
children to be well reviewed at school. Please follow up at home to
prepared well mannered establish the teamwork that we need to help the
individuals and group children be successful
members  taking care of materials
 sharing materials
 taking turns
 speaking with a quiet voice
 moving with purpose
 patience
 self control
Purpose Materials:
A concrete way to A black pyramid to represent a concrete
help children visualize object-noun (person, place or thing)
the functions of the A red sphere to represent energy-verb
noun and verb in a (action words)
sentence.
3-Part Cards Materials: Purpose:
The direct purpose of Classified
 Picture Card Cards is to enrich and enlarge a
 Word Card child's vocabulary, and to aid in the
 Control Card classification of the environment.
The cards are meant to give a small
introduction to the child; it piques
their curiosity and they are then
internally driven to find out which
other objects belong within the
classification.