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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.<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 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>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===
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'''Pink Tower'''<br>
[http://www.adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=4 Adena] $33.81<br>
[http://www.montessoriresources.com/Pink-Tower-P25C5.aspx Albanesi] $147.00<br>
[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>
[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>
[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>
[http://www.calibermontessori.com/catalog/item/3528879/3204241.htm Caliber] $26.99<br>
[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>
[http://grandpas.vstore.ca/product_info.php/cPath/4/products_id/115 Grandpas] $35.00<br>
[http://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-S.htm Hello Wood] $122.00-$127.00<br>
[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>
[http://www.montessoriland.com/site/1270021/product/ID_%201002 Montessori Land] $43.00<br>
[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>
[http://www.nienhuis.com/the-pink-tower-1.html Nienhuis] $137.50<br>
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'''Stand for the Pink Tower'''<br>
[http://www.adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=11 Adena] $9.33<br>
[http://www.montessoriresources.com/Pink-Tower-Stand-P26C5.aspx Albanesi] $43.00<br>
[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>
[http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/itemdetails.php?item_id=3 Bruins] $23.00<br>
[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>
[http://www.montessoribuy.com/cartdetails.asp?id=HTS0047-2 Creative Learning] $9.95<br>
[http://www.montessorimaterials.com/content/pink-tower-stand E & O] $16.00<br>
[http://grandpas.vstore.ca/product_info.php/cPath/4/products_id/271 Grandpas] $9.00<br>
[http://grandpas.vstore.ca/product_info.php/cPath/4/products_id/118 Grandpas] $9.00 (painted white)<br>
[http://shop.hellowood.com/Pink-Tower-Stand-CBSPTSTAND.htm Hello Wood] $14.00<br>
[http://www.julianagroup.com/sensorial.lasso?page=detail&Category=&SubCategory=Sensorial&NewItem=&Overstock=&Description=&skip=6 Juliana Group] $35.00<br>
[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>
[http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=1216 Montessori N' Such] $20.00<br>
[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>
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'''Extra 1 cm Cubes'''<br>
[http://www.montessoribuy.com/cartdetails.asp?id=HTS16 Creative Learning] 5 for $3.95<br>
[http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=1811 Montessori N' Such] 1 for $2.99 (unpainted wood)<br>
[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>
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Revision as of 11:39, 31 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. 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
Montessori N' Such 1 for $2.99 (unpainted wood)
Montessori Outlet 2 (+4 other pieces) for $2.95