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== Material ==
== Material ==
The bead stair consists of 9 segments of wire strung with one to nine beads.  Every number of beads is done in a different color: 1-red, 2-green, 3-peach, 4-yellow, 5-light blue, 6-lavender, 7-white, 8-brown, 9-dark blue.  The beads should be as spherical as possible so that they are equally wide as long.  They should measure about 7mm in diameter.

Revision as of 19:23, 19 March 2011

Bead Stair
Math - Linear Counting
LevelPrimary
Age3.5 - 4
PrerequisitesAbility to count to ten

This activity teaches the child...

Presentation

  1. step one
  2. step two, etc.

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Material

The bead stair consists of 9 segments of wire strung with one to nine beads. Every number of beads is done in a different color: 1-red, 2-green, 3-peach, 4-yellow, 5-light blue, 6-lavender, 7-white, 8-brown, 9-dark blue. The beads should be as spherical as possible so that they are equally wide as long. They should measure about 7mm in diameter.