For Montessori homeschools, many of the traditional Montessori materials work well as DIY materials. To save money, many Montessori homeschoolers make their own Seguin (teen and ten) boards.
DIY wooden teen and ten boards can look very professional, but there are simple-to-prepare teen and teen boards that could work well, too. You could just choose whichever type fits with your level of comfort with woodworking and the amount of use you expect the teen and ten boards to get.
DIY Teen and Ten Boards
Teen Boards (Photo from Making Montessori Ours)
Making Montessori Ours made wooden teen and ten boards and boxes.
2 Little Seeds made wooden teen and ten boards.
Teen and Ten Boards (Photo from Walk Beside Me)
Walk Beside Me made wooden teen and ten boards. (The blog is no longer available.)
DIY Teen Boards (Photo from A Handmade Childhood)
A Handmade Childhood made teen boards using poster board and permanent markers.
Research Parent has free printable paper teen boards and ten boards.
You’ll find printables and directions for teaching teens and tens in the Montessori at Home Ebook (included in The Montessori At Home! eBook & Materials Bundle.)
I have a roundup post on DIY Bead Bars for making bead bars that can be used with the teen and ten boards.
Teen and Ten Board Presentations
My Works Montessori has “Montessori Math Lesson – Teen Board.”
Montessori Primary Guide has presentations for teens and tens.
Montessori Album has an overview of Montessori math, teen board presentation and a price comparison of teen boards from various companies, and ten board presentation and a price comparison of ten boards from various companies.
For a list of all my roundup posts with Montessori-material-making tutorials, see my DIY Montessori Materials post.
Learn more about my eBook Montessori at Home or School: How to. Teach Grace and Courtesy!
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When I started on this road of Montessori home education your blog was just so wonderful to find. You are such a great support to the home school community. I cannot thank you enough!!
Thanks so much for your very sweet comment, Cherine! I LOVE what you’ve done with Montessori education in your homeschool. 🙂
I have never heard of teen and ten boards – something I need to look into. Thanks for sharing at After School!
These are new to me. I will have to make one for my son.
What a cool way to teach how tens work! Such a good hands on approach!
Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a great week!
Beth
Oh, what a great way to teach the numbers! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
I was just thinking of how to teach counting in tens to my 6yo – I think this would be perfect. Thanks
Thanks for linking to The Sunday Showcase. I’ve pinned to our board.
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