My daughter is around lesson 36 in Level B and I was thinking that the montessori beads would be a great alternative to the base ten cards. Has anyone else done this? Does it make sense?????? Thanks

Rachel

Hello Rachel,

Yes it is possible to do them with the Montessori beads, or even base-ten cubes. You would just have to make sure that you will have enough, as you will be using more than 9 one hundreds and will need at least 9 one thousands.

The biggest advantage to the base-ten picture cards is that it is easy for the child to handle and easy to make trades.

But it is possible to do it with the beads, but like I said you would have to have a lot more than the average set comes with.

Please let me know if you have any more questions. You can email me directly at Carissa@alabacus.com .

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Carissa
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