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Homemade Montessori Triangles

September 29, 2009

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Montessori constructive triangles are so much fun for hands on geometry learning. I love how the simple shapes encourage creative math exploration.

Homemade Montessori triangles are easy to make and are a geometry activity for kids

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I’ve been wanting to buy the wooden triangles for a while but Montessori materials can be a bit expensive. Fortunately, these shapes are easy and inexpensive to make at home.   You are probably thinking that you should make them out of cardboard. But NO!

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Make them out of craft foam sheets!

Super duper easy to cut out, and durable. No x-acto knife required! Also because they are flexible you don’t have to worry about your kids bending them in half and creasing them up.

My favorite is the batch of 12 blue scalene triangles. I love how versatile they are. Even if you are not specifically following the Montessori method (as we are not), they are terrific for free exploration and an excellent sensory experience in making shapes and the science of geometry. Kiddo really enjoyed experimenting with them.
Montessori purists may be horrified at my lack of structured presentation of the materials! I will not deny that I may be a bit lazy when it comes to that!  In any case, my son loves playing with them, and I’m sure he benefits from exploring our homemade Montessori triangles, even if it’s not according to the “rules”.

A scalene triangle is a triangle with a right angle, and three sides of different lengths. You could make any number of interesting Montessori inspired triangle sets as long as all 12 scalene triangles are the same size. It would be fun to experiment!

Lucky you, I have a template for you to use!

Click on the image below to get the printable Montessori scalene triangle template:

triangle printable sample

Don’t forget the craft foam!

Update: I found this triangle set which is pretty affordable!

Free template for Montessori blue scalene triangles

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  1. Anna - Three Sneaky Bugs says

    September 29, 2009 at 11:27 am

    I love the idea of craft foam for this. Matt board would have gotten beat up too quickly. Seth does go to a montessori school and I leave the structure to them. At home it's just free exploration. I like giving him that balance to create at home.

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  2. Bona Fide Mama says

    September 30, 2009 at 2:52 am

    yes, i am crazy about anything that will help me use up this blasted craft foam i got stuck with!

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  3. Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog says

    September 30, 2009 at 4:02 am

    I like your less rigid approach to this. It's like Montessori for the rest of us!

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  4. Tan Family says

    September 30, 2009 at 5:35 am

    Oh, neat idea! I love your blog. 🙂 –Jennifer syrendell.blogspot.com

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  5. Fun Mama - Deanna says

    September 30, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    I think the rigidity is one reason I'm drawn to Waldorf. It seems much more “fluffy” and open to interpretation. And requires less direction for me. Or maybe I don't understand it either.

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  6. Christy says

    October 2, 2009 at 12:18 am

    So very cool! Thanks. I agree with you on the rigidity; I'm not organized enough for that. Maybe I just don't understand it completely, but it seems a bit robotic to me.

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