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
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If you’d like to purchase sandpaper letters for home use, here are some inexpensive sources:
Alison’s Montessori (I have Alison’s Montessori sandpaper numerals and have a review of the Alison’s Montessori sandpaper numerals.)
More Sandpaper Numerals on Amazon
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 Sandpaper Numerals from Nurture Store
NurtureStore has detailed directions for making your own sandpaper numerals.
Montessori from the Heart has DIY sandpaper numerals kids can make or help make along with ideas for tactile numeral extensions.
DIY Counting Boards with Sandpaper Numerals 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.
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.
DIY Felt Numerals from Our Montessori Home
OurMontessoriHome.wordpress.com made felt numerals on foam boards.
Tactile Glue Numbers from Pre-K Pages
Pre-K pages has tactile glue numbers.
Sand Numbers form I Can Teach My Child
I Can Teach My Child glued sand onto numerals written on index cards.
Petite Momma’s World used felt paper numerals on cardstock.
Faolmor’s Den has textured numerals made with glittery card.
ABCJesusLovesMe has a variety of ideas for tactile numbers and letters.
Check out my inexpensive and DIY sandpaper letters post for other creative alternatives that work for sandpaper numerals as well as letters.
Numeral Templates
DIY Sandpaper Numerals with Printables from Welcome to Mommyhood
Welcome to Mommyhood has free sandpaper numeral templates.
Happy Early Learning has a free sandpaper numeral template at Teachers Pay Teachers.
Sandpaper Numeral Presentations and Extensions
Montessori Primary Guide has sandpaper numbers presentation and video.
Sandpaper Numeral Presentation from Leptir
Leptir has detailed sandpaper numeral presentation and extensions.
Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs has tactile card extensions using Touch and Trace Cards from Knowledge Tree and sandpaper numerals from Montessori Outlet.
Dinosaurs with Sandpaper Numerals from Barefoot in Suburbia
Barefoot in Suburbia has dinosaur counting with sandpaper numerals.
Sandpaper Numerals with a Sand Tray from How We Montessori
How We Montessori uses sandpaper numerals with a sand tray.
Number Tracing Board FromJennifer on Etsy
This number tracing board fromJennifer on Etsy is a wonderful extension.
Montessori: Number Work is also a helpful extension.
More DIY Montessori Materials
You’ll find lots and lots of ideas for DIY Montessori materials in my post on how to make your own Montessori materials.
What do you use or plan to use for tactile numerals?
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Love this idea, easy and less expensive. Less expensive but full of learning and fun. this will totally strengthen the child’s sensory.
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). 🙂
I love the felt letters idea! That seems so easy to create, and I know the kids would love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks, Carolyn! I love the idea of felt letters, too. They would be such a nice sensorial experience. 🙂
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. 🙂
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.
Thanks so much! I love the idea of quilted numbers … what a great, cuddly sensorial learning experience! 🙂
Thank you for sharing my link 🙂
My pleasure, Nataša! I always appreciate your detailed posts with lots of helpful photos! 🙂