Montessori math at home?

It is amazing what technology can give the world today. For instance, Montessori math approach at the touch of y our hands on an i pad. Now children can us Montessori method at home without their parents having to spend big dollars for them to go to the school. But what is Montessori exactly? "Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development, as well as technological advancements in society." Montessori.org Children in a Montessori program are more independent and can choose what they want to learn. So if a child wanted to spend most of their day playing with this Hundred board, they could. Typically a child in Montessori stays on a topic until they mastered the topic and move on. Montessori believed in Pascal's theory that the human has a mathematical mind. Montessori also said that the human mind, or mathematical mind, is “a sort of mind which is built up with exactity.” "The mathematical mind tends to estimate, needs to quantify, to see identity, similarity, difference, and patterns, to make order and sequence and to control error." http://www.infomontessori.com/mathematics/introduction.htm 

Since, infants learn the world through sensory skills Montessori believed in incorporating these skills into math. All of the ways children learn math in a Montessori program are hands on, like the sand paper numbers. Shown above. It is in early childhood research and theory's that children all start their learning with their senses. A child learn through touching and experimenting with objects. I think the Montessori approach to use this known fact of development in her math approach, and all of her approaches are great. I found this cool website that gives a break down of what Montessori math is all about, it's a bit lengthy but if your interested here is the link. Montessori math 
But, all together I think it's a cool idea to introduce some of the Montessori math approaches to children who can't afford to go to such schools. With kids so obsessed with technology these days, why not give them programs that have an educational value to them?