Summary: The hanging bead stair is great for hand-eye coordination in Montessori counting. Learn how the hanging bead stair to teaches children to count in this free educational video about Montessori counting methods.
Tami Elliot is the owner and a teacher at the Northstar Montessori Preschool in Saline, Michigan. She has over twenty years of experience working with children, and she has owned and...read more
"This is a hanging bead stair. This is one. Very good for hand-eye coordination, because there's just a little loop there, they have to put there. And each one they have to match with a numeral. Start by saying, this is one, this is one. This is two, this is two. This is three; one, two, three. This is three. This is four; one, two, three, four. This is four. This is five; one, two, three, four, five. This is five. This is six; one, two, three, four, five, six. This is six. This is six. This is nine. All of the beads are always the same color in Montessori. You'll always find one red, two green, three pink, etc. "
eHow Article: Montessori Counting with Hanging Bead Stair