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(A more detailed description of how this was done can be found at [http://ahandmadechildhood.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-make-montessori-number-rods.html A Handmade Childhood].)
(A more detailed description of how this was done can be found at [http://ahandmadechildhood.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-make-montessori-number-rods.html A Handmade Childhood].)


===Where to Buy===
Age: 3-4 1/2
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Revision as of 20:39, 9 July 2012

Number Rods
Math - Numbers 0-10
Number Rods 2.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age3 - 4
PrerequisitesLong Rods
Materialsset of Number Rods

Also called the Red and Blue Rods.
This activity teaches the child the concept of quantities 1 - 10 and their names.

Presentations

First Presentation

  1. Starting with the shortest rod, carry the rods one at a time to a mat. Lay them all out parallel to each other but in random order as shown.
    Number Rods 1.JPG
  2. Put them in order the same way as was done with the Long Rods.
    Number Rods 2.JPG
  3. step three
    Number Rods 3.JPG
  4. step four
    Number Rods 4.JPG

Subsequent Presentations

  1. step one
  2. step two, etc.


Purpose:

1. Learining number 1-10

2. Learning concepts of quantity

3. Learning seequence of numbers 1-10

Control of Error

-First number rod, moving up and down roght side of stair.

-Teacher.

Variations and Extensions

Material

This material consists of ten wooden rods, painted alternating red and blue. The shortest rod is 10cm in length, they each increase in length by 10cm up to the longest which is 100cm long. The ends of the rods are 2.5cm square.

Make Your Own

The Number Rods can be made by cutting 1" x 1" boards to the correct length, taping them off, and then painting them.
Num Rods AHC 1.jpg Num Rods AHC 2.jpg Num Rods AHC 3.jpg
(A more detailed description of how this was done can be found at A Handmade Childhood.)

Age: 3-4 1/2