The Abacus: formation of a number

How this activity is presented

The directress begins the activity by reminding the child of the different quantities of the beads on the abacus. The directress then tells the child that they will be forming numbers on the abacus. She asks the child to make a number, for example, 5 units. The child then pushes the beads back to the left-hand side once he has made the number.

The directress then asks the child to make another number, for example, 2 tens and 3 units. She gradually moves onto more difficult numbers for him to make, for example, 2 thousands, 3 hundreds, 4 tens, and 5 units. The directress gives the child a lot of practice in forming numbers with the abacus. She can also make numbers herself and ask the child to say what they are.

This is a wonderful testing game for the directress to see where the child is at.

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The Abacus: formation of a number

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

Introduction to the Decimal System

The Short Bead Stair

Seguin Boards

The Hundred Board

Bead Chains

The Snake Game

Group Operations

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

Fractions