Teen Board Number Building

Simultaneously building teen quantities with beads while forming symbols on the board strengthens the quantity-symbol connection for these irregular numbers.

• Framework: Montessori
• Unit: Mathematics
• Learning area: Linear Counting
• Level: Ages 4-5

Objectives

• Form teen numbers with beads and boards
• Understand teens as 10 + units
• Build quantity alongside symbol

Materials

• Teen Boards (Seguin A)
• Number tiles 1-9
• Golden bead ten-bars and unit beads

Instructions

1. Slide '1' into first slot: 'Eleven.' 2. Build with beads: one ten-bar and one unit. 3. Continue through 19. 4. Scramble: 'Build fifteen.' Child slides card and builds beads. 5. Reverse: show beads, child forms on board. 6. Practice with random numbers.

Educator tip

Always say 'ten and three is thirteen' to reinforce the composition, even though the name doesn't follow the pattern.

Assessment

Child forms and reads all teen numbers while building corresponding bead quantities.

More from Mathematics

• Hundred Board Patterns
• Counting Backwards from 20
• The Bank Game
• Numeral Card Composition
• The Change Game
• Golden Bead Number Dictation
• Static Addition (No Exchanging)
• Multiplication with Golden Beads