Numeration and Arithmetic.

In teaching arithmetic the ten rods composing the long stair previously described are used in conjunction with a set of the number symbols, cut out of black emery cloth, mounted on cards, and two wooden trays, each divided into five compartments, with fifty counting sticks.

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Two number frames, with grooves to take a set of printed numbers, are also supplied to demonstrate the various arithmetical operations.

The retail price of the complete set of the Montessori material in England is £8 8s.