I don't know what comes next
Start with the free Scope & Sequence.
Montessori maths resource guide
Which Montessori Maths Resource Is Right for Me?
Montessori maths is beautifully sequenced, but knowing what to present next — and which follow-up resource is actually useful — can feel overwhelming.
Use this guide to choose by the child's current need rather than opening dozens of product pages.
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Which sounds most like your learner?
I don't know what comes next
Start with the free Maths Scope and Sequence so you can see how the major Montessori maths areas fit together.
I know the concept
Jump to the section below for early maths, place value, fractions, broad elementary work or upper elementary maths.
I only need one activity
You don't have to buy a bundle. Browse the maths collection if you already know the exact skill you need.
If you're unsure where to begin
Start with the free Montessori Maths Scope and Sequence
This gives you an overview of Montessori maths across the 3–6, 6–9 and 9–12 cycles so you can see how concepts build and where a child may be within the wider progression.
Free Montessori Math Scope and Sequence | Ages 3–12
Use it to see the bigger picture, identify possible next lessons and understand how concrete Montessori materials gradually lead towards written and abstract mathematics.
Best for: new Montessori teachers, homeschoolers, mixed-age classrooms and anyone wondering “what comes next?”
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Remember: a Montessori scope and sequence is a guide, not a checklist. Children do not all move through maths at the same pace or in exactly the same order.
Younger learner
My learner needs strong number foundations
Choose this pathway if the child is building confidence with number recognition, counting, teen numbers, the decimal system, early place value, skip counting, number facts or early operations.
Montessori Junior Math Bundle | Printable Number, Counting & Place Value Ages 4–8
A flexible library of hands-on and printable follow-up activities for younger learners who need repeated practice with early number concepts.
Good fit for: younger elementary learners, Montessori 3–6 transition work, 6–9 classrooms, homeschool and children who need extra repetition.
$146.59 USD
Place value
Quantity makes sense, but place value is still shaky
Place value supports almost everything that comes afterwards. A child may need more time building, reading and comparing numbers before operations become genuinely meaningful.
This pathway is useful when a learner needs repeated work with:
- units, tens, hundreds and thousands;
- large numbers;
- the value of each digit;
- building and comparing numbers;
- connecting concrete materials with written notation;
- rounding and moving towards abstraction.
Montessori Place Value Bundle | Base 10 Math Activities & Task Cards (Ages 5–9)
Choose this when place value itself is the main area needing consolidation rather than purchasing a much broader maths library.
$38.95 USD
Broad elementary solution
My child understands the lesson but needs more practice
This is one of the most common situations in Montessori maths. A child may understand a concept with the material but still need repeated opportunities to practise before the learning becomes secure and independent.
If you regularly find yourself asking “What can they do next?”, the broad Elementary Math Bundle is usually the best fit.
Montessori Elementary Math Bundle (Ages 6–9) – Master Place Value, Operations & Problem Solving
A wide library covering number sense, place value, operations, fractions, decimals, geometry, measurement, problem solving and independent follow-up.
Especially useful for: mixed-age classrooms, homeschool families with several levels, tutoring, intervention, review and shelf work.
$347.90 USD
Focused need
Fractions are the problem
Fractions often look secure while the child is using concrete materials, then become difficult when written notation, equivalence, ordering or fractions of amounts are introduced.
Choose a focused fraction library when you need repeated work with visual fractions rather than a bundle covering every area of elementary maths.
Montessori Fraction Bundle (Hands-On Activities & Task Cards)
Supports fraction naming, visual representation, equivalence, comparing, ordering, fractions of amounts and the move from concrete materials towards written work.
Choose this instead of the larger bundle if fractions are your main need right now.
$56.85 USD
Upper elementary
My learner is moving into more abstract maths
Older elementary children increasingly move beyond the introductory materials into fractions, decimals, percentages, advanced operations, measurement, probability, graphing and early algebraic thinking.
This is the better fit when a learner has secure foundational number understanding and needs a more advanced maths library.
Montessori Upper Elementary Math Bundle | Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
A flexible upper-elementary resource library for approximately ages 8–12, designed for learners moving towards greater independence and abstraction.
Important: this is a printable resource library, not a scripted homeschool curriculum or lesson manual. Use it alongside Montessori presentations, albums, concrete materials or your existing maths programme.
$153.74 USD
I homeschool or teach several children at different levels
You do not need to print everything in a bundle or move every child through the same activities.
Observe the learner, identify the concept currently needing attention, present the lesson and choose a small amount of purposeful follow-up.
In a mixed-age environment you might have one child working with place value, another practising multiplication, another beginning fractions and another moving towards abstraction. That is normal.
A bundle is a library, not a checklist. Use the parts that meet the child's current need and return to the library when another need appears.
Quick comparison
Which one should I choose?
Younger learner
Number foundations and early operations.
Place value is shaky
Choose focused place-value practice.
Fractions are the focus
Choose the Fraction Bundle.
I need a broad elementary library
Choose the Elementary Math Bundle.
I teach upper elementary
Choose the more advanced maths library.
I only need one or two resources
You do not have to buy a bundle.
If you already know exactly what concept you are teaching, browse the full Montessori maths collection and choose only what fits.
You'll find individual resources for:
- number and counting;
- place value;
- addition and subtraction;
- multiplication and division;
- number facts;
- fractions and decimals;
- percentages;
- geometry;
- measurement;
- maths games;
- task cards;
- independent shelf work.
A note about Montessori maths
The material is not the final goal.
Montessori materials make mathematical ideas visible. Over time, children move from touching and manipulating quantities towards recognising patterns, recording their thinking, solving problems and eventually working abstractly.
Some children make that transition quickly. Others need to return to concrete materials, see a concept represented in several ways or spend longer consolidating one stage.
That is why MontessoriKiwi maths resources are designed to be used flexibly rather than expecting every child to complete the same work at the same age.
Follow the child. Use the material while it is useful. Provide enough practice for understanding to become secure. Move towards abstraction when the child is ready.
Still not sure?
Start with the big picture.
Download the free Maths Scope and Sequence first. Then choose only the resource that matches the learner's current need.