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This activity also prepares the child for algebra. | This activity also prepares the child for algebra. | ||
== Presentation == | == Presentation == | ||
# Carry the cubes to a mat one at a time starting with the smallest cube. | # Carry the cubes to a mat one at a time starting with the smallest cube. Arrange them randomly. | ||
#:[[Image:Pink Tower 1.JPG|200 px|center]] | #:[[Image:Pink Tower 1.JPG|200 px|center]] | ||
# | # 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 | # Step three | ||
#:[[Image:Pink Tower.jpg|200 px|center]] | #:[[Image:Pink Tower.jpg|200 px|center]] | ||
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== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 15 February 2011
| Pink Tower | |
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| Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size | |
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| Level | Pre-Primary Primary |
| Age | 2.5 - 3.5 |
| Prerequisites | Using a Mat |
| 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
- Carry the cubes to a mat one at a time starting with the smallest cube. Arrange them randomly.
- Select the largest cube and the smallest cube and set them next to each other. Say, "This is large. This is small."
- Step three
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