Can you visualize a million? A billion?

What about a mile? Or a square mile?

What does a + b look like?

Or c²? And when would you actually use it?

In this class, students don’t just memorize math—they build it, touch it, and understand it from the inside out.

Using time-tested upper elementary and middle school Montessori materials like golden beads, fraction insets, binomial cubes, and geometry tools, we’ll explore math from place value all the way through early algebra. We’ll tackle big ideas like exponents, fractions, ratios, and formulas by making them real and concrete. Students will discover that math isn’t random—it’s a beautifully organized world they can navigate with confidence.

Whether your child is still solidifying multi-digit operations or ready to leap into pre-algebra, this hands-on class offers:

Visual and tactile tools for place value, multiplication, and division

Physical models of fractions, area, volume, and geometry

An intuitive understanding of algebraic expressions, squares, and formulas

Each lesson invites exploration, creativity, and real “aha!” moments. Students will leave with not just better math skills, but a deeper love of how numbers work—and a strong foundation for everything to come.

Maraly Frandsen is a renaissance woman with graduate studies in education and years of experience directing Lighthouse Montessori Academy. Her Montessori training through AMS at Westminster, along with a deep love for language learning, inform her joyful, child-centered approach. She loves to help kids understand math, love history, and learn languages. With law and public administration degrees from BYU and a passion for family-integrated, Christ-centered learning, she brings a rare blend of intellect, creativity, and heart to every endeavor.