Montessori HS - Do you use test tubes/square root board/box of sticks?

Naxi · 10-23-2014, 07:45 AM

I am looking at incorporating more Montessori into our homeschool, especially in maths and English - what we have done so far has produced some great results.

One of our local suppliers has a sale on at the moment, and I would like to know if anyone has used any of these materials. Have they been useful? Are they versatile (I am a home, not a school

)? Do they have longevity? I am sometimes surprised at how long my kids use certain materials for - or don't.

I have been eyeing off the test tube racks for a while. Are these boards (9x9) big enough to also use for multiplication and in place of the square root board? Or do I "need" the other board/s too?

And have you used the box of sticks? Are they worth the cost? I was reading through albums and thinking about alternatives for this material, but it seems that they are used over and over so that it was going to get a bit crazy trying to find something else. Is that the case, or have you found something else?

Thank you!

Natalie

tempus vernum · 10-25-2014, 04:53 AM

We did a tons of Montessori when my children were small so I never got as far as test tubes and square roots. If you have young children, these books are awesome

Preschool
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/045227...15CQE6EYXJQCFQ

School years
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/045227...4237801&sr=8-2

I made most of my materials and her book discusses this.

10-23-2014, 07:45 AM	#1
Naxi Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 734	Montessori HS - Do you use test tubes/square root board/box of sticks? I am looking at incorporating more Montessori into our homeschool, especially in maths and English - what we have done so far has produced some great results. One of our local suppliers has a sale on at the moment, and I would like to know if anyone has used any of these materials. Have they been useful? Are they versatile (I am a home, not a school )? Do they have longevity? I am sometimes surprised at how long my kids use certain materials for - or don't. I have been eyeing off the test tube racks for a while. Are these boards (9x9) big enough to also use for multiplication and in place of the square root board? Or do I "need" the other board/s too? And have you used the box of sticks? Are they worth the cost? I was reading through albums and thinking about alternatives for this material, but it seems that they are used over and over so that it was going to get a bit crazy trying to find something else. Is that the case, or have you found something else? Thank you! Natalie __________________ Natalie Wife to my darling, since 2003; and Homeschooling Mumma to Possum (2006), Bandicoot (2008) and Sugar-Glider (Little Princess 2010) "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule." Matthew 5:2 TMV

10-25-2014, 04:53 AM	#2
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: Montessori HS - Do you use test tubes/square root board/box of sticks? We did a tons of Montessori when my children were small so I never got as far as test tubes and square roots. If you have young children, these books are awesome Preschool http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/045227...15CQE6EYXJQCFQ School years http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/045227...4237801&sr=8-2 I made most of my materials and her book discusses this. __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

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