Canmom Montessori Short Bead Chains With Printed Arrows and Worksheet

Visual learning tool for multiplication, times table. Don't just look at the multiplication table and memorize it. Let's work on it! This material is used for the preparation of multiplication.

It’s suitable for children who are elementary math level, approximately 6-12 years old. Children can use it once they can count from 1 to 100.

This Montessori math set includes
- Bead chains 1 to 10.
- Arrows.
- Skip counting worksheet for recording work.
- Detail instructions with pictures.

Length

The shortest chain is 1.5 inches.
The longest chain is 35 inches.

Montessori Bead Chains

This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers.

At its simplest, this activity is good for practicing number order. That after 29 comes 30, and after 39 comes 40, etc. On the next level, it illustrates skip counting, counting by twos, threes, or fives. An older child will see the multiplication tables from these chains.

Example:
When we do skip counting of five, we take out the chain 5. Count each section 5, 10,15, 20, and 25. The child can also record the number for skip counting of 5.

When a child counts short bead chain 5, it reinforces the pattern of 5 in his mind.
It comes naturally for a child when you introduce multiplication.
It also provides the visual experience for the group of 5.