Montessori materials are so beautiful and the wood feels so good in the hands, but I just couldn't justify the price of a hundred board.
So
I made my own.
It was really easy and didn't take long.
First, I printed out two copies of the hundred chart and one copy of the blank hundred chart. I used three different colors. (I found this site downloaded the first volume of free downloadable templates. The hundred chart and the blank hundred chart are BLM 9 and BLM 10.)
Next I cut one of the hundred charts into strips and stuck magnetic strips on the strips. I then cut the strips into their individual number squares. The whole work gets done on a cookie sheet, so the numbers stick and can't slip around, thus removing any frustration that would occur from numbers not wanting to stay where they are supposed to stay.
The numbers get kept in an ice cube tray separated by decades to facilitate the work. (11 to 20 in one section, 21 to 30 in another and so on.) The first tray I chose wasn't deep enough for the numbers.
I wanted Bear to start having more practice counting to one hundred. Tomorrow I will have her match the number squares to the control chart (not the blank chart) and I will count out the numbers with her.
And the Hundred Board isn't even in the Gettman book. And I don't see it here either. So I'm not sure where it fits into the math sequence. But I did find a presentation for it here.
I think another cool way to make the hundred board would be to use small ceramic tiles, but this is a poor man's version.
Nice version, I like it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like the magnets. Things are much less frustrating for little fingers with magnets.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the hundred board on many lists either, but I am guessing it would normally come after the teens and tens boards. That seems like the logical place for it.
I love hundreds boards and there are so many uses for them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I taught first grade we cut one apart and had the kids rebuild it and glue it onto the page.
Thanks for the idea! We have been working on numbers 0-100, and I DO love magnets with trays!
ReplyDeleteMagnets are a good idea - a lot more fun to play with than just pieces of paper. Good luck in introduction this activity :)
ReplyDeleteI love making my own Montessori materials at home, too!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative!!!
Oh this is great!! Thank you for the download links, too.
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