Here is a list of beginning Montessori Math Materials. For each of the presentations with the golden beads, there should be a tray with supplies on it and a felt mat so the beads don't roll. Ideally you don't want to borrow supplies from one presentation tray for another, so that after the lesson is given, the child can take the tray and repeat the activity independently. For addition, subtraction, multiplicaiton, division, and exchanging presentations, there can be a "bank" of golden beads on a tray with a large enough quantity to complete whatever problems are being done. At this stage, problems are created with small number cards, and the answer is shown with large number cards, and the answers are not written down.
1. RED & BLUE NUMBER RODS
2. SAND PAPER NUMERALS 1-10
3. SPINDLE BOX
5. NUMBER GAMES
6. GOLDEN BEADS
Presentation of the Decimal System: 1 of each golden bead: unit, ten, hundred, thousand
Passing Nine: 9 of each golden bead: unit, ten, hudred, & 1 thousand
Making Quantities: 9 of each golden bead: unit, ten, hundred, & thousand
Numeration of the Decimal System/Bird's Eye View/45 Layout: 45 of each golden bead: unit, ten, hundered & 1 thousand
Bank of golden beads for operations and exchanging activity
For Teen Board: 9 ten bars
For Ten Board: 45 ten bars
Green Cards1-9
Blue Cards 10-90
Red Cards 100-900
Green Cards: 1000-9000
Green Cards1-9
Blue Cards 10-90
Red Cards 100-900
Green Cards: 1000-9000
1 Checkerboard, or Decanomial Bead Box
11. SEGUIN TEN BOARD
12. CHAIN OF 100
13. CHAIN OF 1000
14. TICKETS FOR CHAIN OF 100 & 1000
