In the Montessori classroom, five families with math are presented to the child: arithmetic, geometry, statistics and calculus. It is a study of the science of pattern and includes patterns of all kinds, such as numerical patterns, abstract patterns, patterns of shape and motion. It is marvelous to see the readiness of the child’s understanding of this same concept.Īrithmetic deals with shape, space, numbers, and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols. It began with the realization of one and then more than one. The number system which has been created over thousands of years is an abstract invention. The concept of number is not the contribution of a single individual but is the product of a gradual, social evolution. The ability to count, to compute, and to use numerical relationships are among the most significant among human achievements. No physical aspects of objects can ever suggest the idea of number.
It is one of the most abstract concepts that the human mind has encountered. Number itself cannot be defined and understand of number grows from experience with real objects but eventually they become abstract ideas. How old are you? In one hour you will go to school. Math is all around the young child from day one.
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