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Technical Details
- Each colour represents a different rod length
- Use to reinforce: Addition & subtraction, fractions & decimals, multiplication & division
- The longest rod measures 10cm
- Each set includes rods, convenient storage trays with lid and a Teacher's Guide
- Suitable for children aged four and over
Product Specifications
Model NumberLER7501
Number of Puzzle Pieces74
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
These great value sets include enough colourful rods for small group or whole class use. Rods come in 10 different sizes and colours and each colour represents a different rod length that can be assigned a different numeric value or unit of measure. Each set includes rods, convenient storage trays with lid and a Teacher's Guide. Longest rod measures 10cm. Use to reinforce: Addition & subtraction, fractions & decimals, multiplication & division pattern & algebra, geometry & measurement and probability & statistics. Suitable for children aged four and over. Learning Resources is a leading manufacturer of innovative, hands-on educational materials for classrooms and homes world-wide and as learning toys. For more than 20 years, Learning Resources has been a trusted source for teachers and parents for quality, award-winning educational products.
Product Description
This basic set provides you with 74 wooden rods in a plastic tray and a basic guide to using Cuisenaire rods. The rods are various sizes and colours enabling you to affix values to them.
Included in the set is a plastic storage tray and an ideas guide to help you get started with Cuisenaire.
Please note that Cuisenaire Rods sets all contain some small pieces (1cm cubed) and are therefore unsuitable for very young children.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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If you want to help your child to understand numbers (and not just get a superficial, hazy and shaky notion of 'sums') and to have fun doing it then forget those pricey 'educational' electronic gizmos at five times the price and buy these.
I used these wonder blocks more than 30 years ago when teaching infants and juniors with learning problems and now I use them with my grandchildren. In my view there is no better way for young children - or even adults whose grasp of number is shaky - to truly understand the link between symbols on a page and the real, practical numbers they represent. And they can be fun in a creative way too: playing with them to create shapes and patterns helps develop the bases of all real maths.
Children need to reach a certain stage of brain development (about the age of 7) before they can really understand the abstract ideas behind adding, subtraction, multiplication and division. Until then they simply have to remember HOW to do the processes without any real grasp of why. This sometimes even confuses very bright children who find it distressing simply to follow procedures they don't really understand. But the more experience children have of handling numbers in concrete, tangible forms the quicker (up to a point) they will understand and the more solid their learning will be. And they will gain huge confidence when they finally understand why 'sums' work the way they do.
Remember, even adults sometimes need concrete objects to tackle abstract ideas. Think about it: have you ever used pens and coins, etc., to illustrate an idea? Or perhaps, if you are a man, resorted to using concrete objects to explain the offside rule to your wife? (Or maybe to understand it yourself?). ;-)
I used these wonder blocks more than 30 years ago when teaching infants and juniors with learning problems and now I use them with my grandchildren. In my view there is no better way for young children - or even adults whose grasp of number is shaky - to truly understand the link between symbols on a page and the real, practical numbers they represent. And they can be fun in a creative way too: playing with them to create shapes and patterns helps develop the bases of all real maths.
Children need to reach a certain stage of brain development (about the age of 7) before they can really understand the abstract ideas behind adding, subtraction, multiplication and division. Until then they simply have to remember HOW to do the processes without any real grasp of why. This sometimes even confuses very bright children who find it distressing simply to follow procedures they don't really understand. But the more experience children have of handling numbers in concrete, tangible forms the quicker (up to a point) they will understand and the more solid their learning will be. And they will gain huge confidence when they finally understand why 'sums' work the way they do.
Remember, even adults sometimes need concrete objects to tackle abstract ideas. Think about it: have you ever used pens and coins, etc., to illustrate an idea? Or perhaps, if you are a man, resorted to using concrete objects to explain the offside rule to your wife? (Or maybe to understand it yourself?). ;-)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
these are just brilliant, i remember using them to learn maths when i was a kid, and it is great fun using them to teach numeracy to children, lots of games you can play
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I decided to start using cuisenaire rods in private one-on-one English classes recently because I noticed that many of my students were getting frustrated with how their grammar knowledge relates to the English they were picking up in day to day life. There seems to be quite a lot of paranoia amongst students that the English they are being taught isn't the same as the English that is actually used!! I was just curious to find out what sort of effect the rods would have...
After gaining some familiarity, I am finding that many students now illustrate EVERYTHING (including timelines for verb tenses) with rods!! After two weeks, they are using the rods to illustrate stories, to show comparatives and superlatives, to show different verb tenses in a sentence, to indicate subordinate clauses, to convert sentences into questions, to stand in place of people, vehicles, etc. when considering hypothetical situations, and even to help re-enact their favourite football moments!!
Students started with puzzled looks on their faces when I introduced them and one even found it a bit patronising that I was using little coloured rods to help things along. Then - once they realised how useful they are - they forgot that the rods look like something out of a nursery and started innovating new ways of using them! After showing students that the rods can represent ANYTHING they are now showing me new ways of using them all the time!!
My recommendation for one-on-one classes: just put them in the middle of the table and see what happens! You'll be amazed!!
A short note on the product: if you don't want to lose all the tiny 1-unit and 2-unit rods during your first class then I suggest that you buy two or three clear plastic envelopes from Ryman's (where they are dirt cheap). The plastic container that the rods come in is practically designed to help you lose them!!
After gaining some familiarity, I am finding that many students now illustrate EVERYTHING (including timelines for verb tenses) with rods!! After two weeks, they are using the rods to illustrate stories, to show comparatives and superlatives, to show different verb tenses in a sentence, to indicate subordinate clauses, to convert sentences into questions, to stand in place of people, vehicles, etc. when considering hypothetical situations, and even to help re-enact their favourite football moments!!
Students started with puzzled looks on their faces when I introduced them and one even found it a bit patronising that I was using little coloured rods to help things along. Then - once they realised how useful they are - they forgot that the rods look like something out of a nursery and started innovating new ways of using them! After showing students that the rods can represent ANYTHING they are now showing me new ways of using them all the time!!
My recommendation for one-on-one classes: just put them in the middle of the table and see what happens! You'll be amazed!!
A short note on the product: if you don't want to lose all the tiny 1-unit and 2-unit rods during your first class then I suggest that you buy two or three clear plastic envelopes from Ryman's (where they are dirt cheap). The plastic container that the rods come in is practically designed to help you lose them!!
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Just the job
These number rods are bright and pleasant to handle. They can be used in many different ways to support understanding of number. Read more
Published 1 month ago by One-two-one
Very educational
Bought these for my 5 year old as they use them at school. She really enjoys them and it really helps her to advance in school work.
Published 1 month ago by Mum11
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Purchased these for our 6 year old and have been a good buy, they're well made and he seems enthused with them which is good, would recommend.
Published 3 months ago by muzzy
Check what you get
The four ten-unit orange roads were missing from my set. I'm getting a replacement, and will be interested to see whether I have a one-off dodgy set or whether a major... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ian Johnston
Positive
A brilliant educational purchase - more than a toy! It would have been even better if the plastic tray it came in had a closeable lid for storage.
Published 8 months ago by Colin
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This is a very valuable extension for learning for children begining to learn and understand number facts. It can also be used in a variety of number processes.
Published 13 months ago by catherine
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