Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Square Numbers, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting, isolates square numbers and their mathematical notation in preparation for Montessori Elementary studies. Included in the “For Parents” section of this publication is an overview of prerequisite activities for mathematical squaring as well as descriptions of Graded Geometric Figures and The Decanomial Square.
My First Montessori Book of Numbers, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Quantities, reinforces counting from "1" to "10" the Montessori way. Help your child recognize that quantities have written symbols and that each numeral is made up of separate quantities. Point out the difference between even and odd with the clear isolated images in this book. The concept of "0" as an empty category is also reinforced. Written and computer illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato with hand drawn illustrations by Genevieve DeVaney Da Prato, BFA, MAT, My First Montessori Book of Numbers includes details for three basic counting activities from the Casa: Spindle Boxes, Cards and Counters, and the Memory Game of Numbers. Related counting activities are also described.
In the Montessori Casa, or classroom for three through six year old students, children ages four and older use color-coded beads, slotted boards, and wooden number cards to concretely learn quantities and numeric symbols for teen numbers eleven through nineteen following ample experience with quantities and numbers one through ten. My First Montessori Book of Teen Numbers, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Quantities and My First Montessori Book of Numbers, is designed to help children strengthen their understanding of the first few numbers beyond ten in preparation for more advanced mathematics exercises. Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Teen Numbers describes strategies used in the Casa to help children learn and understand teen numbers as an essential prerequisite for counting to 1,000 and beyond.
Precisely measured equally segmented bars known as Number Rods give four year old children in the Montessori prepared environment the keys to the world of mathematics. By physically counting each segment within a given Number Rod, children receive a clear impression of quantity as an isolated entity. This action combined with guidance from the trained Montessori teacher provides a solid foundation of numbers one through ten in preparation for all future mathematical studies.Written and illustrated by AMI Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Quantities isolates Number Rods “One” through “Ten” and labels each with its corresponding numerical symbol to reinforce at home the earliest math activities children learn in the Casa.
Learn about numbers the Montessori way with this line of board books following the world-leading educational approach, THE MONTESSORI METHOD! Montessori education values the development of the whole child-physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively. These books tap into the Montessori Method at home, allowing children to discover and engage with concepts in a holistic way that promotes a drive for knowledge and self-motivation. In NUMBERS, children are invited to imagine, touch, mimic, and learn about numbers and how they function in the world around us. Infused with humor and math concepts that both engage and challenge children, this book is sure to inspire a generation of mathematicians! Learn more with THE MONTESSORI METHOD: FEELINGS!
In the Montessori Casa, or classroom for three to six year olds, exploration of fractions starts at around four-and-a-half years of age. Six year olds who are able to follow a logical sequence and show a strong dedication to exactness learn to identify and label fractions by name, explore fraction equivalence, and solve simple fraction equations with common denominators in the four operations of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. My First Montessori Book of Fractions diagrams and highlights isolated quantities of fractions from one whole through one-tenth, naming them in print and numerals. Written and illustrated by AMI Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Fractions familiarizes children with fractions and their names to reinforce their work in the Casa. Included are strategies for parents to implement at home.
My First Montessori Book of Bead Counting to 100, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Tens, is designed to help children strengthen their understanding of numbers one through one hundred as presented in the Casa using manipulatives from The Bead Cabinet, a large free-standing cabinet filled with color-coded beads arranged in chains, squares, and cubes. The “For Parents” section of this book describes counting through one thousand as presented in The Bead Cabinet exercise, “The Thousand Chain.”Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Bead Counting to 100 describes strategies used in the Casa to help children solidify their understanding of linear counting through one thousand in preparation for skip counting, squared numbers, and cubed numbers as a foundation for elementary studies.
My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Bead Counting to 100, is designed to help children strengthen their understanding of numbers one through one thousand as presented in the Casa using manipulatives from The Bead Cabinet, a large free-standing cabinet filled with color-coded beads arranged in chains, squares, and cubes. Labeling bead chains at specified intervals with number labels, squares, and a cube in Skip Counting exercises gives children a concrete impression of multiples, square numbers, and cubed numbers in preparation for elementary studies. Included in the “For Parents” section of this publication is an overview of color-coding and number labels used in the Casa.Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting describes strategies used in the Casa to help children solidify their understanding of counting through one thousand in preparation for multiplication tables, squared numbers, and cubed numbers as a foundation for elementary studies.
Recognizing and naming shapes is an important indirect preparation for reading. In the Montessori Primary classroom or Casa, the "Geometry Cabinet" contains puzzle shapes illustrated in My First Montessori Book of Shapes. This book can help introduce and reinforce at home what children learn hands-on in the Casa. Written and illustrated by AMI Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Shapes isolates and names many geometric shapes for three year olds to absorb and refine perception.
The Montessori approach to learning is extremely popular and its method of teaching through interactive play, in particular, has been used by White Star to create 'My First Book of Numbers'; a fun, stimulating, book for children aged 5+. It has been designed according to Montessori educational and academic principles and has been created especially to enhance the cognitive development of the reader. AUTHOR: Chiara Piroddi is a psychologist, an expert in Neuropsychology and specialises in psychotherapy with an evolutionary cognitive address. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Pavia (Italy) and continues to work there as aTeaching Assistant in Physiological Psychology and Professor in Neuropsychology Practice. She is the author and co-author of several scientific publications in the field of Neuropsychology. She lives between Barcelona and Milan, where she works as a developmental therapist. Agnese Baruzzi graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children's books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She holds workshops for children and adults in schools and libraries and provides illustrations for agencies, graphic art studios and publishers. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating Animal Mix and Match, Curious Creatures, Dinosaurs Mix and Match, Dining with Monsters!, Curious Dinosaurs, Topsy-Turvy Monsters, I'm going to eat you!, Puss in boots and Hansel and Gretel. Developed using progressive complexity, 'My First Book of the Number' encourages children to learn to write numbers, and then put into practice what they have learnt by asking them to count items and label them with the correct number. Finally the book helps them build on stages one and two to combine what they have learnt with things they might already know, allowing for independent play and a fun learning experience. AGES: 5+
