The Extra Lesson: Using Montessori Materials Remedially
updated January 14, 2017
1. Place Value Bingo Game - with colored pencils
supplies needed: three colored pencils (green, blue, red), paper and pencil, a plain die, chalkboard and chalk
start with a few digits and then increase as the child's comfort level with reading large numbers increases
ideally this would follow presentation of the Wooden Hierarchical but I don't have such an expensive material at my house
2. Stamp Game - static and dynamic addition, subtraction, multiplication
supplies needed: Stamp Game, working mat, Stamp Game paper,
three colored pencils
(green, blue, red)
plus a set of four small opaque 10 sided dice for students to create
problems independently (two green, one blue, one red)
3. Decurian Division
supplies needed: as above for Stamp Game
4. Small Bead Frame - static and dynamic addition, subtraction, multiplication
supplied needed: Small Bead Frame,
Stamp Game paper, three colored pencils
(green, blue, red)
5. Colored Bead Bars for multiplication facts, commutative property, square numbers
supplies needed: Checker Board Beads,
Bead Bar Stamp Set with stamps, stamp pad, storage tray, and set of 10 colored
pencils, set of multiplication and division flash cards
ideally this would follow presentation of the Jeweled Layout but I don't have
such an expensive material at my house (Decanomial Bead
Bar Box and Decanomial Paper)
6. Checker Board - static and dynamic long multiplication
supplies needed: Checker Board. Checker Board Beads,
Number Tiles, Bead Bar Stamp Set, paper and pencil
Long Multiplication article by Rachel Hendron
shows the Checker Board material and lesson step by step; explains all of the remaining lessons in the Long Multiplication sequence from concrete to abstract
- Checker Board
- Flat Bead Frame
- Bank Game
- Geometrical Long Multiplication
7. Flat Bead Frame
supplies needed: Flat Bead Frame, Number Tiles, pencil and paper
8. Bank Game
supplies needed: Bank Game, pencil and paper
The Bank Game quick & easy blog post
9. Long Multiplication on Graph Paper
supplies needed: graph paper, three colored pencils
(green, blue, red)
plus a set of four small opaque 10 sided dice for students to create
problems independently (two green, one blue, one red)