Advanced Bank Math Game in Montessori

Video Transcript

"This is called the bank game composition of numbers. This is a little bit more difficult of a skill because you always leave a zero in one of the places. Such as if the number is 2,034, it makes it a lot more difficult for the children to know what to do when there is nothing, when there's a zero in the place hole, as a place holder. So I will teach you how to present that activity, "Please bring me two 1000." Have them take this tray to the shelf and bring back two 1000 cubes. Once they get back you'll say, "I noticed you brought me two 1000." Next say, "Please bring me 30." and they'll take this to the shelf and bring back 30. When I present this, I put a placeholder there so they know. Just leave a little space, "Please bring me four." and they will bring back one, two, three, four. "I noticed you brought me back four." Now let's do the magic slide, "What number do you think it will be?" Sometimes they'll know sometimes they won't, so I'll say "two 1000, 10, 20 30, 30, one two three four, 2,034. Now let's see if we're right, 2,034." and that is how you play the bank game composition of numbers."