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RCSS Mathematics Department CURIOUS about Cuisenaire Rods Amelia Barnes K-5 Mathematics Professional Learning Facilitator RCSS Mathematics Department

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RCSS Mathematics Department

CURIOUS

about

Cuisenaire RodsAmelia Barnes

K-5 Mathematics

Professional Learning Facilitator

RCSS Mathematics Department

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Agenda

• Welcome

• Norms

• CRA

• What are Cuisenaire Rods?

• Hands-On Activities

• Questions

• Survey TKES 1 – Professional Knowledge

TKES 2 – Instructional Planning

TKES 3 – Instructional Strategies

TKES 4 – Differientiated Instruction

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Norms

A: Appreciate one another’s expertise

E: Engage fully in this

learning experience

I: Invest in the

learning

O: Open your mind to new

ways of thinking

U: Unite in purpose

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Learning Targets

• Teachers will understand Cuisenaire Rods and

how they are beneficial for our students.

• Teachers will be able to introduce Cuisenaire

Rods to their students and instruct them on

using this Math tool.

• Teachers will integrate Cuisenaire Rods into

their Math instruction.

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Standards of Mathematical

Practice

Reasoning and Explaining:

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Modeling and Using Tools:

4. Model with Mathematics

5. Use appropriate tools strategically

Seeing Structure and Generalizing:

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Habits of Mind of a Productive Mathematical Thinker:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

6. Attend to precision

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Concrete Representational Abstract The “doing” stage

At the concrete level, tangible

objects, such as manipulatives,

are used to approach and solve

problems.

Examples of concrete tools

include: unifix cubes, Cuisenaire

rods, fraction circles and strips,

base-10 blocks, double-sided

foam counters, or measuring tools.

Almost anything students can

touch and manipulate to help

approach and solve a problem is used at the concrete level.

The “seeing” stageAt the pictorial level,

representations are used to

approach and solve problems.

These can include drawings (e.g.,

circles to represent coins, pictures

of objects, tally marks, number

lines), diagrams, charts, and

graphs. These pictures are visual

representations of the concrete

manipulatives. It is important for

the teacher to explain this

connection.

The“symbolic” stageAt the abstract level, symbolic

representations are used to

approach and solve problems.

These representations can include

numbers or letters. It is important

for teachers to explain how

symbols can provide a shorter and

efficient way to represent

numerical operations.

What is CRA?

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Benefits of Manipulatives

• Fit across multiple grades (colors/shapes to proportional

reasoning)

• Engage through active play that motivates to learn math and

build excitement for their math investigations

• Build concrete understanding of numbers and the meaning of

the mathematical properties

• Create greater math confidence through active self-learning

• Build conceptual understanding toward the obstruct

understanding of mathematics

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Georges Cuisenaire

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What are Cuisenaire Rods?

• 10 color-related sizes

• Each rod differs from the

next by exactly one unit –

staircase

• Assign a value to a rod

• Develop a wide variety of

mathematical ideas at

different levels of

complexity.

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Where can you find Cuisenaire Rod

resources?

• Super Source

• Rcboe.rubiconatlas.org

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Learning Targets

• Teachers will understand Cuisenaire Rods and

how they are beneficial for our students.

• Teachers will be able to introduce Cuisenaire

Rods to their students and instruct them on

using this Math tool.

• Teachers will integrate Cuisenaire Rods into

their Math instruction.

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Questions

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Survey

Please take time to fill it out the

session survey in the follow-up e-mail!

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Contact Information

Amelia Barnes

K-5 Math Professional Learning Facilitator

[email protected]

706.826.1102