My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting - Paperback

by Mary Da Prato (Illustrator), Mary Da Prato (Author)

My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Bead Counting to 100, is designed to help children strengthen their understanding of numbers one through one thousand as presented in the Casa using manipulatives from The Bead Cabinet, a large free-standing cabinet filled with color-coded beads arranged in chains, squares, and cubes. Labeling bead chains at specified intervals with number labels, squares, and a cube in Skip Counting exercises gives children a concrete impression of multiples, square numbers, and cubed numbers in preparation for elementary studies. Included in the "For Parents" section of this publication is an overview of color-coding and number labels used in the Casa.

Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book of Skip Counting describes strategies used in the Casa to help children solidify their understanding of counting through one thousand in preparation for multiplication tables, squared numbers, and cubed numbers as a foundation for elementary studies.

Author Biography

Mary Da Prato, an early childhood development specialist, is a graduate of Montessori Institute Northwest and holds an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Primary Diploma for teaching 3-6+ year old children that is recognized by 110 countries as a high standard of excellence in guiding early childhood development through theory, observation, presentation of materials, and other age appropriate activities.