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Introduction to

Cuisenaire Rod

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Step 1

Free Play• Follow their own imagination

• Free construction of building, shapes etc

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Step 2

Classification of rods• Classify according to colours

Do all the rods have the same colour? Compare rods with different colour, do they

have the same size, shape and weight?

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Step 3

Comparing rods of different colour• Teacher shows 1 rod,

 !"how me 1 rod that is longer than this#$  !"how me 1 rod that is shorter than this#$ 

• Teacher shows % rods of different colour,

 !"hoe me 1 rod that is longer than the rodon my right but shorter than the rod on myleft$ 

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Step 4

&rrange the rods in ascending order• 'epeat a few times

• "ay the colour of rod from white toorange

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Step 5

The missing rod• "tudents wor( in pairs

• &rrange the rods in ascending order

• 1 closes both eyes, the other ta(esaway 1 rod, push in and as(s thepartner to guess the colour

• 'epeat few times and then reverse theroles

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Step 6

)alue representation for each colour• !if white represents 1, what is the value

of red?$ 

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Step 7

*uess the colour of the rod +or( in pairs, put 1 rod in your

partners palm without his-her(nowledge, as( your partner toguess the colour of the rod by .ustfeeling the rod