Older primary aged children who are new to the Montessori classroom are quickly able to understand the Montessori materials and gain new levels of confidence in subjects like multiplication and division – shown below – before migrating back to paper based calculations with a greater understanding.
Preparing to divide a 6 digit number
Staring to share a 6 digit number
Requires thought and concentration
Working with a 3 digit divisor
Sharing across a 3 digit divisor
The 4 digit divisor
Recording the number of times the beads can be shared across the divisor
In close up
Another one of our new 2017 students takes to the boards
The long division material
The long division material
The long division material in use
Tidying up the beads
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