Learning Resources Cuisenaire Rods Plastic Introductory Set, White

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The NCETM and Maths Hubs would like to thank the following for their contribution to the materials: taken place (where appropriate), set up the first challenge of finding ways to arrange red and/or white rods so they are equivalent in length to a yellow rod. Ask a pupil to make an arrangement. Ask for another, different, arrangement and invite someone else to make that next to the first. Then set them off to see whether they can find other different ways, working in pairs. Can they find

Cuisenaire rods are coloured plastic bars of different lengths, which are used to represent different number sizes. These rods are used to demonstrate the comparative sizes of numbers and can be useful in teaching basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is also possible to use Cuisenaire rods to demonstrate equivalent fractions, decimal numbers and ratio. Cuisenaire rods were originally created by Georges Cuisenaire and were popularised by Caleb Gattegno. To appreciate the full pedagogical power of the rods, it is best to use physical rods but we hope that you will find this online environment a useful supplement. Whether using rods or working online, encourage students to be playful, perhaps working in pairs, rather than imposing too muchWing, Tony (1 December 1996). "Working towards mental arithmetic... and (still) counting". Mathematics Teaching (157): 10–14. We have also produced explainer videos for algebra tiles and Cuisenaire ® rods, which you can view via the links below. When you have a moment, spend a little time making patterns with the Cuisenaire ® rods and make a few discoveries for yourself. If they are conveniently to hand, say on a table top, you will find yourself compelled to play with them. Almost without conscious effort you rearrange them constantly, forming patterns and shapes and buildings. Respectfully, we suggest that your constructions will seldom match those made by your children for originality and imagination, but nevertheless they will surely bring some satisfaction and, probably without your noticing, some familiarity with relationships of colours and lengths. The characteristic of length and colour has made its impact on you from the time you are aware of accounting for it as your designs take shape. These first impressions and the observations you make compare with what your children experience from the moment they begin to use the rods. a b Gattegno, Caleb (2011). For the Teaching of Mathematics Volume 3 (2nded.). Educational Solutions. pp.173–178. ISBN 978-0-87825-337-1 . Retrieved 28 October 2016.

Stern Math: A Multisensory, Manipulative-Based, Conceptual Approach". Sternmath.com . Retrieved 2016-05-24. Cuisenaire® Rods Come To America". Etacuisenaire.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23 . Retrieved 2013-10-24.

How to spot patterns: you can encourage children to make different patterns. For example, they can arrange the rods starting from the shortest to the longest. Cuisenaire rods can be useful tools for explaining the comparative sizes of decimals. For example, labelling the size 10 orange rod as worth 1, then the size 1 white rod will be one tenth of this, which is 0.1. Then the red size 2 rod is worth 0.2 and so on. Decimals can be taught by combining Cuisenaire rods to make further decimal numbers. Cuisenaire rods are great for teaching the number bonds to 10. These are the pairs of numbers that add to make 10.