Montessori Mathematics
Understanding Numbers 1-100 Math is all around the young child from day one. How old are you? In one hour you will go to school. Number itself cannot be defined and understanding of number grows from experience with real objects but eventually they become abstract ideas. It is one of the most abstract concepts that the human mind has encountered. No physical aspects of objects can ever suggest the idea of number. The ability to count, to compute, and to use numerical relationships are among the most significant among human achievements. The concept of number is not the contribution of a single individual but is the product of a gradual, social evolution. The number system which has been created over thousands of years is an abstract invention. It began with the realization of one and then more than one. It is marvelous to see the readiness of the child’s understanding of this same concept. Arithmetic deals with shape, space, numbers, and their relationships and attributes by the use