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# Select the largest cube and the smallest cube and set them next to each other. Say, "This is large.  This is small."   
# Select the largest cube and the smallest cube and set them next to each other. Say, "This is large.  This is small."   
#:[[Image:Pink Tower 2.JPG|200 px|center]]
#:[[Image:Pink Tower 2.JPG|200 px|center]]
# Step three
# Place the largest cube at the center of the mat.
# Find the next largest cube and place it on top of the largest.
# Continue placing cubes on the stack from largest to smallest until the whole tower is constructed.
#:[[Image:Pink Tower.jpg|200 px|center]]
#:[[Image:Pink Tower.jpg|200 px|center]]
# Carefully disassemble the stack and give the child a turn.
# When putting away the material, be sure to take the largest cube to the shelf first.


===Video===
===Video===
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== Variations and Extensions ==
== Variations and Extensions ==
*Put the blocks in order horizontally.


== Language ==
== Language ==
big and small
*big and small


== Material ==
== 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.
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.<br>
<br>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.
The cubes 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===
===Where to Buy===
<div style="float: left; width: 33%">
[[Category:Where to Buy]]
'''Pink Tower'''<br>
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
[http://www.etsy.com/shop/ATXinventor 1montessori (ATXinventor @Etsy)] $17.50 (pre-cut parts to assemble - includes extra 1 cm and 2 cm cubes)<br>
<div class="buyGrid">
[http://www.adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=4 Adena] $33.81<br>
<div class="buyElement">
[http://www.montessoriresources.com/Pink-Tower-P25C5.aspx Albanesi] $147.00<br>
{| class="buytable sortable"
[http://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Pink_Tower_p/s01.htm Alison's] $48.00 (sale: $29.99)<br>
|-
[http://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Natural_Color_Tower_p/s63.htm Alison's] $40.00 (sale: $30.00) (unpainted wood)<br>
!colspan="2"|Pink Tower
[http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/itemdetails.php?item_id=2 Bruins] $105.00<br>
|-
[http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/itemdetails.php?item_id=4 Bruins] $80.00 (unpainted wood)<br>
! Store !! Price
[http://www.cabdevmontessori.com/product.php?productid=16246&cat=0&page=1 Cabdev] $37.00<br>
|-
[http://www.cabdevmontessori.com/product.php?productid=16811&cat=0&page=1 Cabdev] $133.00<br>
|[https://www.adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=4 Adena]
[http://www.calibermontessori.com/catalog/item/3528879/3204241.htm Caliber] $26.99<br>
|$52.95
[http://www.montessoribuy.com/cartdetails.asp?id=HTS0047 Creative Learning] $39.95<br>
|-
[http://www.montessorimaterials.com/content/pink-tower E & O] $129.00<br>
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/sensorial/pink-tower.html Affordable Montessori]
[http://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-S.htm Hello Wood] $122.00-$127.00<br>
|$60.00
[http://www.julianagroup.com/sensorial.lasso?page=detail&Category=&SubCategory=Sensorial&NewItem=&Overstock=&Description=&skip=5 Juliana Group] $112.00<br>
|-
[http://www.kidadvance.com/Store/ProductDetails.asp?pid=267&catid=1 Kid Advance] $36.99 (sale: $32.99)<br>
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Pink_Tower_Made_in_Thailand_p/s01.htm Alison's]
[http://www.montessoriland.com/site/1270021/product/ID_%201002 Montessori Land] $43.00<br>
|$41.89
[http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=1105 Montessori N' Such] $40.00 (unpainted wood)<br>
|-
[http://www.montessorioutlet.com/cgi-bin/item/510300060/search/Montessori-Outlet-Pink-Tower Montessori Outlet] $37.95<br>
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Natural_Color_Tower_p/s63.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment">unpainted wood</span>
[http://www.nienhuis.com/the-pink-tower-1.html Nienhuis] $137.50<br>
|$36.75
[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/pink-tower/ Thinkamajigs] $51.95<br>
|-
 
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/sensorial/pink-tower.html Bruins]
</div><div style="float: left; width: 33%">
|$140.00
'''Stand for the Pink Tower'''<br>
|-
[http://www.adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=11 Adena] $9.33<br>
|[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/pink-tower E & O]
[http://www.montessoriresources.com/Pink-Tower-Stand-P26C5.aspx Albanesi] $43.00<br>
|$97.20
[http://www.montessoriresources.com/Pink-Tower-Table-KB-P1480C5.aspx Albanesi] $43.00<br>
|-
[http://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Stand_for_the_Pink_Tower_p/f07.htm Alison's] $8.00<br>
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-Painted-Pink-S201.htm Hello Wood]<br><span class="comment">painted pink</span>
[http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/itemdetails.php?item_id=3 Bruins] $23.00<br>
|$145.00
[http://www.cabdevmontessori.com/product.php?productid=16812&cat=0&page=1 Cabdev] $16.00<br>
|-
[http://www.calibermontessori.com/catalog/item/3528879/3204245.htm Caliber] $5.99<br>
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-Stained-Pink-S20.htm Hello Wood]<br><span class="comment">stained pink</span>
[http://www.montessoribuy.com/cartdetails.asp?id=HTS0047-2 Creative Learning] $9.95<br>
|$145.00
[http://www.montessorimaterials.com/content/pink-tower-stand E & O] $16.00<br>
|-
[http://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-Stand-CBSPTSTAND.htm Hello Wood] $14.00<br>
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Tower-of-Cubes-Natural-S202.htm Hello Wood]<br><span class="comment">natural wood</span>
[http://www.julianagroup.com/sensorial.lasso?page=detail&Category=&SubCategory=Sensorial&NewItem=&Overstock=&Description=&skip=6 Juliana Group] $35.00<br>
|$138.00
[http://www.kidadvance.com/Store/ProductDetails.asp?pid=257&catid=1 Kid Advance] $9.99<br>
|-
[http://www.montessoriland.com/site/1270021/product/ID_%201003 Montessori Land] $12.00<br>
|[https://www.montessoriequipment.com/IFIT-Montessori-Pink-Tower-p/sen-005.htm IFIT]
[http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=1216 Montessori N' Such] $20.00<br>
|$53.00
[http://www.montessorioutlet.com/cgi-bin/item/510300070/search/Montessori-Outlet-Pink-Tower-Stand Montessori Outlet] $9.95 (painted white)<br>
|-
[http://www.nienhuis.com/stand-for-pink-tower-1.html Nienhuis] $29.50<br>
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/pink-tower.html Kid Advance]
[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/pink-tower-stand/ Thinkamajigs] $7.95<br>
|$53.99
 
|-
</div><div style="float: left; width: 33%">
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/pink-tower Leader Joy]
'''Extra 1 cm Cubes'''<br>
|$54.95
[http://www.montessoribuy.com/cartdetails.asp?id=HTS16 Creative Learning] 5 for $3.95<br>
|-
[http://www.kidadvance.com/Store/ProductDetails.asp?pid=1008&catid=46 Kid Advance] 5 for $3.99<br>
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/premium-quality-pink-tower-beechwood.html Leader Joy]
[http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=1811 Montessori N' Such] 1 for $2.99 (unpainted wood)<br>
|$69.95
[http://www.montessorioutlet.com/cgi-bin/item/510900010/search/Montessori-Outlet-Sensorial-Replacement-Kit-1 Montessori Outlet] 2 (+4 other pieces) for $2.95<br>
|-
|[https://www.thematerialscompany.com/collections/sensorial/products/tower-of-cubes-pink Materials Co. of Boston]
|$105.00
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/pink-tower.html Montessori Outlet]
|$54.95
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/the-pink-tower-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4480/ Nienhuis]
|$139.60
|-
|[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/pink-tower/ Thinkamajigs]
|$64.95
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Miniature Pink Tower
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.montessoriequipment.com/IFIT-Montessori-Pink-Tower-p/s.041.1.htm IFIT]
|$27.00
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Stand for the Pink Tower
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=11 Adena]
|$7.99
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/sensorial/pink-tower-stand.html Affordable Montessori]
|$10.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Stand_for_Pink_Tower_p/f07.htm Alison's]
|$12.60
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Stand_for_Pink_Tower_Premium_Quality_p/ps02.c.htm Alison's]
|$23.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/White_Stand_for_Pink_Tower_p/ps02.d.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment">white</span>
|$23.00
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/sensorial/stand-for-pink-tower.html Bruins]
|$30.00
|-
|[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/pink-tower-stand E & O]
|$16.20
|-
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-Stand-CBSPTSTAND.htm Hello Wood]
|$17.00
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/pink-tower-stand.html Kid Advance]
|$12.99
|-
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/pink-tower-stand.html Leader Joy]
|$16.95
|-
|[https://www.thematerialscompany.com/collections/sensorial/products/stand-for-tower-of-cubes Materials Co. of Boston]
|$19.00
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/sensorial/pink-tower-stand.html Montessori Outlet]<br><span class="comment">painted white</span>
|$15.95
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/stand-for-pink-tower-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4823/ Nienhuis]
|$33.80
|-
|[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/pink-tower-stand/ Thinkamajigs]
|$11.95
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 1 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/replacement-parts/smallest-pink-tower-cube-price-is-for-each-piece.html Affordable Montessori]
|$4.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Pink_Tower_Smallest_Cube_p/s55.htm Alison's]
|$2.62
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-1st-cube.html Bruins]
|$3.00
|-
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-replacement-pieces-SP.htm Hello Wood]
|$7.00
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/pink-tower-stand.html Kid Advance]<br><span class="comment">for 5</span>
|$12.99
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/replacements/sensorial-replacement-kit-1.html Montessori Outlet]<br><span class="comment">for 2 +4 other pieces</span>
|$2.95
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/pink-tower-cube-1-x-1-x-1-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4828/ Nienhuis]
|$5.30
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 2 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/replacement-parts/second-pink-tower-cube-price-is-for-each-piece.html Affordable Montessori]
|$4.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Pink_Tower_Second_Smallest_Cube_p/r21.htm Alison's]
|$5.00
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-2nd-cube.html Bruins]
|$5.50
|-
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-replacement-pieces-SP.htm Hello Wood]
|$7.00
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/replacement-set-of-2-second-smallest-pink-tower-cubes.html Kid Advance]<br><span class="comment">for 2</span>
|$4.99
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/pink-tower-cube-2-x-2-x-2-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4504/ Nienhuis]
|$6.60
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 3 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/replacement-parts/third-pink-tower-cube-price-is-for-each-piece.html Affordable Montessori]
|$4.00
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-3rd-cube.html Bruins]
|$8.00
|-
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-replacement-pieces-SP.htm Hello Wood]
|$7.00
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/pink-tower-cube-3-x-3-x-3-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/5278/ Nienhuis]
|$9.50
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 4 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-4th-cube.html Bruins]
|$10.50
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 5 cm Cube
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-5th-cube.html Bruins]
|$13.00
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 6 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-6th-cube.html Bruins]
|$16.50
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 7 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-7th-cube.html Bruins]
|$19.00
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 8 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-8th-cube.html Bruins]
|$21.00
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 9 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-9th-cube.html Bruins]
|$23.00
|}
</div>
<div class="buyElement">
{| class="buytable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Extra 10 cm Cubes
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/spares/pink-tower-10th-cube.html Bruins]
|$25.00
|}
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both"></div>
'''Nesting Cubes'''<br>
[http://www.etsy.com/listing/174788135/montessori-pink-tower-nested-cubes-build?ref=shop_home_feat_1 ATXinventor] $17.50-$37.00 (can be bought assembled or not, in different finishes)<br>
[[Image:Pink Tower 1montessori.jpg|200 px]][[Image:Pink Tower nested 1montessori.JPG|200 px]]<br> a pink tower assembled from parts, same finished, and nested


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==
*[[Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives]] by David Gettman, pages 74-76
*[[Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives]] by David Gettman, pages 74-76
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 49
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 49

Latest revision as of 15:01, 23 January 2022

Pink Tower
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size
Pink Tower.jpg
LevelPre-Primary
Primary
Age2.5 - 3.5
PrerequisitesUsing a Mat
Practical Life Activities
Materialsset 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.
    Pink Tower 1.JPG
  2. Select the largest cube and the smallest cube and set them next to each other. Say, "This is large. This is small."
    Pink Tower 2.JPG
  3. Place the largest cube at the center of the mat.
  4. Find the next largest cube and place it on top of the largest.
  5. Continue placing cubes on the stack from largest to smallest until the whole tower is constructed.
    Pink Tower.jpg
  6. Carefully disassemble the stack and give the child a turn.
  7. When putting away the material, be sure to take the largest cube to the shelf first.

Video

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

  • Put the blocks in order horizontally.

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.
The cubes 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

Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022

Pink Tower
Store Price
Adena $52.95
Affordable Montessori $60.00
Alison's $41.89
Alison's
unpainted wood
$36.75
Bruins $140.00
E & O $97.20
Hello Wood
painted pink
$145.00
Hello Wood
stained pink
$145.00
Hello Wood
natural wood
$138.00
IFIT $53.00
Kid Advance $53.99
Leader Joy $54.95
Leader Joy $69.95
Materials Co. of Boston $105.00
Montessori Outlet $54.95
Nienhuis $139.60
Thinkamajigs $64.95
Miniature Pink Tower
Store Price
IFIT $27.00
Stand for the Pink Tower
Store Price
Adena $7.99
Affordable Montessori $10.00
Alison's $12.60
Alison's $23.00
Alison's
white
$23.00
Bruins $30.00
E & O $16.20
Hello Wood $17.00
Kid Advance $12.99
Leader Joy $16.95
Materials Co. of Boston $19.00
Montessori Outlet
painted white
$15.95
Nienhuis $33.80
Thinkamajigs $11.95
Extra 1 cm Cubes
Store Price
Affordable Montessori $4.00
Alison's $2.62
Bruins $3.00
Hello Wood $7.00
Kid Advance
for 5
$12.99
Montessori Outlet
for 2 +4 other pieces
$2.95
Nienhuis $5.30
Extra 2 cm Cubes
Store Price
Affordable Montessori $4.00
Alison's $5.00
Bruins $5.50
Hello Wood $7.00
Kid Advance
for 2
$4.99
Nienhuis $6.60
Extra 3 cm Cubes
Store Price
Affordable Montessori $4.00
Bruins $8.00
Hello Wood $7.00
Nienhuis $9.50
Extra 4 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $10.50
Extra 5 cm Cube
Store Price
Bruins $13.00
Extra 6 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $16.50
Extra 7 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $19.00
Extra 8 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $21.00
Extra 9 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $23.00
Extra 10 cm Cubes
Store Price
Bruins $25.00

Further Reading