The Multiplication Checkerboard is one of the most popular materials in most elementary Montessori classrooms. The colorful checkerboard materials are a step up the ladder of abstraction in the Montessori math curriculum. Think back to your own years in school. Did you ever really understand what is going on in long-multiplication? Oh, you probably memorized your multiplication tables [like […]
The Montessori Checkerboard for Long Multiplication
by Tim Seldin | Brain Development, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Tomorrow's Child, Upper Elementary (9-12)