Large Working Board — For Geometric Stick Material Construction
The Large Working Board For The Geometric Stick Material provides a structured surface for creating and exploring geometric shapes using colored sticks. This sensorial material features a green painted wooden board displaying three fundamental shapes - triangle, square, and circle - constructed from yellow, red, and orange sticks respectively, supporting advanced geometric exploration in the 6-12 classroom.
“Education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.”— Maria MontessoriEducation for a New World
The Large Working Board for Geometric Stick Material embodies Maria Montessori's principle of 'education of the senses' extended into the elementary years. Unlike early childhood where sensorial exploration is primarily for refinement of perception, elementary children use sensorial materials as tools for intellectual discovery. This material bridges concrete manipulation with abstract geometric reasoning, supporting the elementary child's passage to abstraction. The board provides a prepared environment for independent exploration of geometric relationships, allowing children to discover mathematical laws through their own activity. The color-coding and structured presentation respect the child's need for order while encouraging creative investigation, aligning with Montessori's vision of the elementary child as a reasoning explorer seeking to understand the universe through mathematical relationships.
Step by Step to Mastery
Use precise mathematical language
'equilateral triangle,' 'square,' 'circle'
Move slowly and deliberately, emphasizing the relationship between parts and whole
Ask guiding questions like 'What happens when we use two sides from the square?'
Start with familiar shapes like rectangles before moving to pentagons or hexagons
This creates a personal geometry reference book for future work
Use precise mathematical language
'equilateral triangle,' 'square,' 'circle'
Move slowly and deliberately, emphasizing the relationship between parts and whole
Ask guiding questions like 'What happens when we use two sides from the square?'
Start with familiar shapes like rectangles before moving to pentagons or hexagons
This creates a personal geometry reference book for future work
Every Child Is a Little Creator
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