Pink Tower

Pink Tower
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size
Level	Pre-Primary Primary
Age	2.5 - 3.5
Prerequisites	Using a Mat Practical Life Activities
Materials	set of Pink Tower cubes

Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of dimension. This activity also prepares the child for algebra.

Presentation

1. Carry the cubes to a mat one at a time starting with the smallest cube. Arrange them randomly.

   

2. Select the largest cube and the smallest cube and set them next to each other. Say, "This is large. This is small."

   

3. Step three

   

Language

big and small

Material

The Pink Tower consists of ten cubes that differ in size by 1cm from one to the next. The largest cube is 10cm cubed and the smallest is 1cm cubed.
They are usually painted pink, but are sometimes left as natural wood. The important thing is that they are all the same color so that the only difference between them is the size.

Where to Buy

Pink Tower
Adena $33.81
Albanesi $147.00
Alison's $48.00 (sale: $29.99)
Alison's $40.00 (sale: $30.00) (unpainted wood)
Bruins $105.00
Bruins $80.00 (unpainted wood)
Cabdev $37.00
Cabdev $133.00
Caliber $26.99
Creative Learning $39.95
E & O $129.00
Grandpas $35.00
Hello Wood $122.00-$127.00
Juliana Group $112.00
Kid Advance $36.99 (sale: $32.99)
Montessori Land $43.00
Montessori N' Such $40.00 (unpainted wood)
Montessori Outlet $37.95
Nienhuis $137.50

Stand for the Pink Tower
Adena $9.33
Albanesi $43.00
Albanesi $43.00
Alison's $8.00
Bruins $23.00
Cabdev $16.00
Caliber $5.99
Creative Learning $9.95
E & O $16.00
Grandpas $9.00
Grandpas $9.00 (painted white)
Hello Wood $14.00
Juliana Group $35.00
Kid Advance $9.99
Montessori Land $12.00
Montessori N' Such $20.00
Montessori Outlet $9.95 (painted white)
Nienhuis $29.50

Extra 1 cm Cubes
Creative Learning 5 for $3.95
Kid Advance 5 for $3.99
Montessori N' Such 1 for $2.99 (unpainted wood)
Montessori Outlet 2 (+4 other pieces) for $2.95