Bring me game with the Golden Beads

How is this activity presented?

This is a wonderful and fun activity usually done in groups. The children will be asked to lay out the unit beads on the far right, then the ten bead-bars to the left of the unit beads, then the hundred bead squares next to the tens on the left, and then finally the thousand cube on the far left next to the hundred bead square.

The children will each have a tray with felt on it so the beads don’t roll around. The directress asks a child for a certain amount of units and the child must place the units on his tray, then place them back on the mat. She then asks the next child for some units as well. She may ask another child for tens this time as well as units, for example, four tens and three units. The game continues in this manner until all of the children have been asked to give the directress a certain amount of beads. This is a great way for the directress to see how much the child has learnt.

What skills does the child acquire by doing this activity?

This activity gives the child practice with counting the beads and handling the beads, it promotes auditory perception and visual discrimination, as well as this activity gives the child practice in finding specific amounts.

Looking for more Montessori activities?

Here is a list of all the Montessori Maths activities including Early Maths, Introduction to the Decimal System, Seguin Boards, The Hundred Board, The Short Bead Stair, Bead Chains, The Snake Game, Group Operations, The Large Number Rods, Recording with the Small Number Rods, The Short Bead Stair, The Strip Boards, The Boards, The Stamp Game, The Abacus, The Dot Game, and Fractions. Just click on the page you want to learn about to go there.

Early Maths

• Large Number Rods

• Sandpaper Numbers

• Spindle Box

• Number Rods and Cards (presentation one)

• Number Rods and Cards (presentation two)

• Cards and Counters

Introduction to the Decimal System

• Presentation Tray

• Large Number Cards

• Bridging exercise between the Presentation Tray and the Large Number Cards

• Counting through with the Golden Beads

• Counting through with the Large Number Cards

• Birds Eye View

• Banking Game

• The Changing Game

The Short Bead Stair

• The Short Bead Stair: orientation exercise

Seguin Boards

• Seguin Board A: learning quantities

• Seguin Board A: learning symbols

• Seguin Board A: bridging exercise

• Seguin Board B: learning quantities

• Seguin Board B: learning symbols

• Seguin Board B: bridging exercise

• Seguin Board B: association from 11-99

The Hundred Board

• The Hundred Board

Bead Chains

• Bead Chains introduction: stacking squares and cubes

• Bead Chains: showing the square of a number

• Bead Chains: showing the cube of a number

The Snake Game

• The Snake Game: bonds of ten

• The Snake Game: changing using the black and white stair

Group Operations

• Group Operations: Static addition (without change)

• Group Operations: Dynamic addition (with change)

• Group Operations: Static multiplication (without change)

• Group Operations: Dynamic multiplication (with change)

• Group Operations: Static subtraction (without change)

• Group Operations: Dynamic subtraction (with change)

• Group Operations: Static division (without change)

• Group Operations: Dynamic division (with change)

Large Number Rods

• Large Number Rods: Composition (presentation one)

• Large Number Rods: Composition (presentation two)

• Large Number Rods: Decomposition

Recording with the Small Number Rods

• Recording with the Small Number Rods

The Short Bead Stair

• Addition with the Short Bead Stair

• Multiplication tables with the Short Bead Stair

• Subtraction using the Short Bead Stair

The Strip Boards

• Addition Strip Board (presentation one)

• Addition Strip Board (presentation two)

• Subtraction Strip Board (presentation one)

• Subtraction Strip Board (presentation two)

The Boards

• Multiplication Board

• Division Board

The Stamp Game

• The Stamp Game: bridging exercise

• The Stamp Game: formation of a number

• The Stamp Game: Static addition (without change)

• The Stamp Game: Dynamic addition (with change)

• The Stamp Game: Static multiplication (without change)

• The Stamp Game: Dynamic multiplication (with change)

• The Stamp Game: Static subtraction (without change)

• The Stamp Game: Dynamic subtraction (with change)

• The Stamp Game: Static division (without change)

• The Stamp Game: Dynamic division (with change)

The Abacus

• The Abacus: bridging exercise

• The Abacus: counting on the Abacus

• The Abacus: formation of a number

• The Abacus: counting and recording

• Operations with the Abacus: Static addition (without change)

• Operations with the Abacus: Static multiplication (without change)

• Operations with the Abacus: Static subtraction (without change)

The Dot Game

• The Dot Game: Static addition (without change)

• The Dot Game: Dynamic addition (with change)

• The Dot Game: Static multiplication (without change)

• The Dot Game: Dynamic multiplication (with change)

• The Dot Game: Static subtraction (without change)

• The Dot Game: Dynamic subtraction (with change)

Fractions

• Fractions (presentation one)

• Fractions (presentation two)

• Fractions (presentation three)

• Fractions (presentation four)