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| Age          = 2.5 - 3.5
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Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of dimension.
Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of dimension.
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# Step three
# Step three
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== Points of Interest ==
== Points of Interest ==
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== 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.  They are usually painted pink, but are sometimes left as natural wood.

Revision as of 06:37, 2 March 2011

Pink Tower
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size
Pink Tower.jpg
LevelPre-Primary
Primary
Age2.5 - 3.5
PrerequisitesUsing a Mat
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. Step three
    Pink Tower.jpg

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Language

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.