Montessori Activity: I'm Learning to Count
Discover a simple Montessori-inspired method that will enable your children to learn to count on their fingers!
This easy activity will allow children to learn to count up to 10.
TIP: To download and print our templates, click here or on "technical sheet" in the second photo.
How to make this craft step-by-step:
Materials:
For this activity, you will need:
- A printable "hand" template
- A foam board
- Round beads Ø 1 cm
- Black elastic thread Ø 1 mm
- Thick blue and beige paper
- A wooden skewer
- A glue stick
- A wooden pencil
Step 1:
Using a wooden skewer, pierce two holes in a foam board, one at the top and another at the bottom of the median line.
Step 2 :
Pass the elastic thread through a hole and make a double knot.
Step 3:
Thread 10 beads onto the elastic thread while varying the colors.
Step 4:
Then pass the other end of the thread through the second hole and make a double knot to secure everything.
Step 5:
Print the free template by clicking here below the main photo at the top of this page.
Cut out the two hands from a thick beige sheet of paper.
Step 6:
Fold the fingers of both hands like this.
Step 7:
Then cut out the sleeves from a sheet of thick blue paper.
Step 8:
Glue the hands onto the foam board using a glue stick.
Step 9:
Finally, paste the two colored sleeves.
Then slide a group of beads up or down the thread and the children will need to replicate the number of beads on both hands by bending or straightening their fingers.
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