The other morning when my oldest woke up and found the dominoes he had left out after our game night he was reluctant to go up stairs to begin school work. So rather then fight him on it, I incorporated the game into our work. I went through and choose all the dominoes with up to 9 dots on each side. (For my younger little man I would only include dominoes with up to 3 or 4.) I placed the dominoes in a little wooden box and included several sheets of lined writing paper.
My son chose a domino and counted the dots on the left side and recorded the number on his paper. Then he counted up the right side and wrote out a simple addition problem. At this point he can add most numerals under 10 in his head but I had him count up the total number of dots on each domino to self-correct his work. (This would also be a very visual introduction to addition for younger children who would simply count the left side, right side, and then the total number of dots on each domino. Children need not even record the problems until they are ready to do so.) By the time my son was done he had filled at least one sheet, front and back, no prompting from me. And he thought he was simply playing a game. Proof again that Montessori inspiration can come from anywhere. : )
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