The Montessori Skittles introduce wholes, halves, thirds, and quarters. In the early childhood classroom, these Skittles are presented, allowing the Child to compare halves, quarters, and combinations of fractions to create one complete whole. The Fraction Skittles Activity guides the Child, to work with the concrete activity, to understand the abstract concepts.
Features of the Fraction Skittles Activity Set:
the direct objective of this activity for the Child, is:
to understand fractions as an abstract concept
indirectly, the Child:
is introduced to equivalent fractions
learns to love mathematics
improves their self-confidence, focus and concentration
the activity is aimed at the 3 to 6 years
this activity forms part of the Montessori mathematics curriculum
