Decimal System Presentation with Cards (introduction to symbols) Montessori Mathematic

Materials:
Nienhuis Montessori USA | The Nienhuis Montessori materials

Presentation with Cards
Prerequisite:
The Beads

Material:
First Presentation
A box containing four large cards:
1 in green
10 in blue
100 in red
1000 in green
A large mat

First Presentation:
Invite a child
Introduce the activity and the material
Have the child bring the material to the table and sit down
Lay out the card: Slide them to the right
Show the child the card of unit 1 and ask him if he remembers the number
Show him 10 and tell him that ten has one zero
Introduce 100 by saying that it has 1 and two zeros
Introduce 1000 by saying that it has 1 and three zeros
Continue with the three period lesson, also during this lessons asking how many zeros
If the child is successful, go to the following exercise:

Control of Error:
In the child and his ability to recognize different category

Direct Purpose:
To make the child familiar with the names of categories as represented by the symbols

Age:
4

Materials:
Nienhuis Montessori USA | The Nienhuis Montessori materials