Sheet With 100 Circles
Made by Nienhuis Montessori · shipped by Heutink International (Netherlands) About the maker
One hundred sheets, each printed in black on white with a hundred circles. A hundred identical places to fill is a specific kind of paper: it lets a child record one thing at a time and end up with a picture of the whole quantity, so a pattern that was scattered across a table becomes something to look at. It is a consumable, which is why it comes in hundreds rather than tens. Printed on plain paper, so pencil and crayon both take.
“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.”
The Sheet With 100 Circles transforms abstract quantity into visible, touchable experience through its precise 10x10 grid layout.
- Concrete understanding of quantity up to 100 through visual and tactile counting
- Recognition of decimal system patterns through the 10x10 grid structure
- Skip counting abilities by marking or filling circles in patterns
- Multiplication concept formation through repeated addition visualization
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Each hollow circle on this laminated sheet becomes a vessel for mathematical discovery, allowing children to physically place counters, beads, or marks within defined spaces. This grid structure reveals the decimal system's base-ten foundation through visual groupings - ten circles form a row, ten rows create the hundred. The sheet's design bridges concrete manipulation and abstract understanding, as children can see, touch, and count simultaneously. By providing 100 distinct spaces rather than pre-filled dots, the material invites active participation - children must fill, mark, or place objects to create quantity. This purposeful emptiness of the circles requires the child's action to complete the mathematical concept. The laminated surface allows repeated exploration with various materials, from glass beads to colored pencils, making mathematical patterns visible through different sensory experiences.
How to present it
Follow the Montessori method of presentation for optimal child development.
Place the laminated sheet on a flat work surface with a container of 100 small counters (beads, beans, or chips) nearby. Ensure adequate lighting for clear visibility of all circles.
- 1
Invite the child to explore the sheet, counting the circles in one row
Run your finger along the row to maintain one-to-one correspondence - 2
Count the number of rows, establishing the 10x10 structure
Use a ruler or strip of paper to isolate one row at a time - 3
Begin filling circles with counters from left to right, top to bottom
Pause at each complete row to reinforce groups of ten - 4
Once filled, practice skip counting by twos, fives, or tens using the visual pattern
Use different colored counters for different skip counting patterns - 5
Remove counters systematically to practice subtraction concepts
Count backwards as you remove, reinforcing number sequence
Every Child Is a Little Creator
Heritage
Since 1929
In classrooms
Around the world
European brands
Nienhuis, GAM, Educo
AMI approved
To the association standard
Sheet With 100 Circles
