The Dot Game

This Montessori Math activity is a little more difficult as it introduces the child to 10,000 place value, as well as it strengthens the child’s abstraction ability with addition, multiplication, and subtraction sums. The directress either uses the specific Montessori Dot Board or prepared dot paper in the following exercises:

The Dot Game: Static addition (without change)

The directress teaches the child how to find the sum of two or more numbers, without an exchange being made using the dot game. The child is encouraged to record the answer in colour-coded markers representing, thousands, hundreds, tens, and units.

The Dot Game: Dynamic addition (with change)

This activity is very similar to the one mentioned above. The difference here is an exchange will need to be made, hence the word ‘dynamic’.

The Dot Game: Static multiplication (without change)

The directress teaches the child yet another fantastic way to find the product of two numbers. In this case, it is through the dot game. The child begins to understand the association with a dot to its representative quantity

The Dot Game: Dynamic multiplication (with change)

In this activity using the Montessori Dot Game, the child learns how to change hierarchies when multiplying. This is great multiplication practice for the child.

The Dot Game: Static subtraction (without change)

The directress teaches the child how to find the difference between two numbers using the Montessori dot game. The child is encouraged to record the answer in the colour-coded markers on either the dot board or dot paper.

The Dot Game: Dynamic subtraction (with change)

The directress uses the dot game to show the child another wonderful way to find the difference between two numbers when exchanging hierarchies.