Preschool children have the capacity to reason, to calculate and to estimate. They are intensely conscious of quantity, counting everything in the environment.

At Little Star Montessori the child does not merely learn to count, she understands the concept “how many” because she holds the amount in her hands.  Short bead stairs, Numerals and counters,  Teen board

Likewise, he is able to perform the operations of addition, subtraction and multiplication using concrete materials.   Addition stripboard

The concrete mathematics materials allow these sensorial explorers to begin their mathematical journey from the concrete to abstract through manipulation, experimentation and invention.   Hundred board, Apple counting tree,

The mathematics materials build on each other in increasing complexity so that a child using them will experience the thrill of discovery for herself as part of a natural progression.   Golden beads, Multiplication bead bars