by Hidayah | May 9, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori Learning
“We have to let children experience the beauty of arithmetic… it is always something to discover and to perceive by the hand before being understood by the mind.” – Philip D. O’Brien, from the introduction to Psychoarithmetic by Maria Montessori.

by Hidayah | Apr 27, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning, Sensorial
“Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside.
Through movement, we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts, we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.” ~ Maria Montessori

by Hidayah | Mar 29, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori 101, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning, Sensorial
“There is not just a need for happier schools, schools where the children are free to do as they like or schools where they use certain materials: education today needs reform. If education is to prepare man for the present and the immediate future, he will need a new orientation towards the environment. ” – Maria Montessori

by Hidayah | Mar 1, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning
“In our work, therefore, we have given a name to this part of the mind which is built up by exactitude; we call it the ‘mathematical mind.’”
– Dr Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind

by Hidayah | Nov 22, 2021 | Mathematics, Montessori Learning
This activity gives the child practice with counting the beads and handling the beads. It promotes auditory perception and visual discrimination, as well as this activity, provides the child with practice in finding specific amounts.

by Hidayah | Aug 9, 2021 | Mathematics
In introducing mathematical concepts, real and tangible objects make it easier for young children to grasp new concepts when they can touch, see, and experience them with physical rods, counters, golden beads, etc.
Let’s tell time!
And if not now, when?
The sundial reminds me of this quote from Confucius:
“An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.”
“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.” – Paul Halmos