Dinosaurs with Sandpaper Numerals (Photo from Barefoot in Suburbia)
I published a post about inexpensive and DIY sandpaper letters, with many ideas that work for sandpaper numerals as well as letters. Here I’ll give resources specifically for sandpaper numerals and sandpaper-numeral presentations and extensions.
Traditional sandpaper numerals are sandpaper numerals on green hardboard. There are many inexpensive options or DIY options that are great for homeschools.
Where to Purchase Inexpensive Sandpaper Letters
If you’d like to purchase sandpaper letters for home use, here are some inexpensive sources:
Here’s a more thorough list of Montessori material suppliers along with comments from parents who purchased from various companies: Where to Buy Montessori Materials.
How to Make Your Own Sandpaper Numerals
There are patterns and directions for making your own sandpaper numerals (along with many other Montessori materials) in the book Teaching Montessori in the Home: Pre-School Years: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock.
DIY Counting Boards with Sandpaper Numerals (Photo from Peaceful Parenting)
Peaceful Parenting made counting boards with sandpaper numerals.
2 Pequeños Traviesos has sandpaper numerals on laminated green cardstock.
L’écol’logis has sandpaper numerals on laminated cardstock.
The Accidental Crafter has sandpaper numbers on heavy cardstock
2 Little Seeds has directions for making authentic-looking sandpaper numerals on birch wood.
FUNdamentals made sandpaper numerals on hardboard.
Sandpaper Numeral Alternatives
A number of parents make textured numerals of felt or velvet.
OurMontessoriHome.wordpress.com made felt numerals on foam boards.
Walk Beside Me made textured numerals with fabric and embroidery.
Faolmor’s Den has textured numerals made with glittery card.
Check out my inexpensive and DIY sandpaper letters post for other creative alternatives that work for sandpaper numerals as well as letters.
Numeral Templates
Livable Learning has free sandpaper numeral templates.
Sandpaper Numeral Presentations and Extensions
Montessori Primary Guide has sandpaper numbers presentation and video.
Sandpaper Numeral Presentation (Photo from Leptir)
Leptir has detailed sandpaper numeral presentation and extensions.
Sandpaper Number Book (Photo from Montessori MOMents)
Montessori MOMents makes rubbings of the sandpaper numerals for sandpaper number books.
Sandpaper Numeral Extension (Photo from Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs)
Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs has tactile card extensions using Touch and Trace Cards from Knowledge Tree and sandpaper numerals from Montessori Outlet.
Barefoot in Suburbia has various activities matching quantities of objects with sandpaper numerals. (Dinosaurs and Sandpaper Numerals photo at the top of this post)
Sandpaper Numerals with Sand Tray (Photo from How We Montessori)
How We Montessori uses sandpaper numerals with a sand tray.
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My pleasure, Nataša! I always appreciate your detailed posts with lots of helpful photos!
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I’ve been wanting to make some sand paper numerals/letters. Thank you for posting so many different ideas! I made my daughter quilted numbers that are a fun texture to play with as well.
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Thanks so much! I love the idea of quilted numbers … what a great, cuddly sensorial learning experience!
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As always, thanks for hosting this link up! I get so many great idea’s from here
I love this post so much. I’ve been wanting to put together some sandpaper letters for Kale and you’ve pulled together some great tutorials here.
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Thanks for your kind comment, Randalin! I always love the ideas I find in the Montessori Monday link-up, too! I’ll love to see your post and photos if you create some sandpaper letters!
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We have these ones from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Tactile-Letters-Ideal-School-Supply/dp/074242720X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329156469&sr=8-1 And they are great for our needs, and not pricey at all, even free ship if you have other things to order or are a Prime Member
(Shipping on Montessori items is what is killing me living in Hawaii!)
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Thanks, Jennifer! I appreciate the link. I hadn’t thought about shipping to Hawaii, but that would be a problem with a lot of companies. Amazon’s Prime Member shipping would definitely be great for you!
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Thanks, Kristen! That looks like a great linky. I probably shouldn’t add more linkys on Monday, though, since I get so busy with Montessori Monday. I have a hard time keeping up with my link-ups as it is! Wonderful idea, though!
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Love this! So many wonderful ways to implement a wonderful tactile experience. You also listed some new to me blogs. You are such a help in my journey of learning more about the Montessori Method. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Discovering Montessori! I’m always amazed at how many great new blogs I find … it’s a bit overwhelming at times! Even though it’s impossible to keep up with everything available online, I’m so excited to see how Montessori is growing.
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I love the felt letters idea! That seems so easy to create, and I know the kids would love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Thanks, Carolyn! I love the idea of felt letters, too. They would be such a nice sensorial experience.
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I love the idea of using velvet for the letters…what a nice sensory idea!
Thanks for your comment, Helen! I agree … velvet would be a very comforting sensorial experience (one that many children would prefer to sandpaper).
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JDaniel would love to learn with these. What a great learning tool!
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Thanks for your comment! Sandpaper letters and numerals are definitely awesome learning tools … and I love the way parents have come up with so many great DIY options and alternatives (such as felt or even glitter glue)!
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Thanks for the amazing tutorial on how to make sand paper numbers. I have seen others have them around and never gotten around to it, but now I can say for sure I am going to!! =-) I am featuring this at TGIF this week (you were the most clicked on link!)- http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2012/02/tgif-linky-party-18.html – Thanks for linking up & sharing your creativity with the rest of us =-) Come on by, grab an I was featured button (if you like those) and link up what you’ve been up to this week!
Beth =-)
Thanks, Beth! How exciting that my post was the most clicked on link! I’m already linked up!
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