Mathematics Workshop

Last month, we held our three day in-house Montessori mathematics workshop. This workshop allowed the resident teachers in our converted Montessori classroom to refresh the knowledge they already have and renew their enthusiasm and further develop their skills in Montessori mathematics. 

Thanks to khru Somsak a resident teacher at Ban Huay mae sai CDC for expressing his views on this workshop. This is what Khru Somsak said:- " The mathematics workshop was quiet energizing as it enabled us review on the work we had learned earlier. The addition strip board material will help the children learn the addition facts and find the answers themselves"      

     

We reviewed on the basic in-depth of the Montessori mathematics curriculum and the presentations from concrete to abstract.  We also looked at the foundation that molds the child for mathematics introduction in the Montessori environment, and linked the sensorial and practical life areas with mathematics.

The teachers were truly inspired on the value of each piece of material. Thereafter, we engaged ourselves on the making of the Addition strip board.

We used a hard- cardboard for the usual wooden board and measured 2cm by 2cm for each square represented and also attached it with an extra lighter board to give it an extra weight before we could seal it with a clear plastic paper as shown below.

   Cardboard addition strip board and the corresponding control card