39 WAYS
TO USE CUISENAIRE RODS
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED... CUISENAIRE®
RODS & PUPIL SET Includes 36 x 1 cm rods, 18 x 2 cm rods, 18 x 3 cm rods, 12 x 4cm rods, 8 x 5 cm rods, 6 x 6 cm rods, 6 x 7 cm rods, 6 x 8 cm rods, 6 x 9 cm rods & 10 x 10 cm rods. Set 126 08 102 923
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NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
2 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Let children explore the rods and associate a value to each rod.
Place the rods in a bag and ask children to feel a rod and estimate its value.
3 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
4 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Model the relationship of numbers 1 - 10.
Give the children some word problems to investigate using the rods. For example: Sally had five different rods which when joined together are shorter than two orange rods, but longer than seven white rods. Investigate which rods Sally may have.
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5 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
6 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Show children a card with a number on it and ask the children to make it using the equipment.
Take three consecutive value rods and hide the rod which represents the middle value. Ask the children to work out which rod is missing.
8
7 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
8 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Ask the children to investigate which rods have an odd value and which have an even value.
Find the numerical difference between two rods.
Odd
Even
?
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NUMBER
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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Ask one child to hide a rod in their hands. Then ask the other children to ask questions to work out the value of the rod.
Is it a factor of 15?
Is it larger than yellow?
Does it have an add value?
10 NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Investigate larger numbers by assigning a larger value to each rod.
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
11 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
12 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Number: Model addition by creating two groups using the equipment and then joining these together.
Use the equipment to show a subtraction by making the larger number and then taking a set number away.
10 3
3
3
3
6 + 6 = 12
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13 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
14 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Show repeated addition by using the same equipment multiple times.
Model different ways to make a set number. For example 4 + 6 = 10 and 3 + 7 = 10.
10
1+9
2+8
7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7
3+7
4+6
5+5
15 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
16 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Show the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.
Find all of the factors of ten.
1 x 10 2 x 5
7 + 2 = 9
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9 - 2 = 7
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17 NUMBER ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
18 NUMBER MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
Roll a ten sided dice and add the rod of equivalent value to build a train.
Create a visual representation of a times table.
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2 1
5
1x 2 2x2 3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x 2 8x 2 9x 2 10x2
19 NUMBER MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
20 NUMBER MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
Demonstrate multiplication using the equipment by repeating the same number of rods a set number of times.
Use the equipment to show a division by making a set number and separating it into groups.
2
4
6
8
10
5 x 2 = 10
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5 = 2
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21 NUMBER FRACTIONS, DECIMALS &
22 NUMBER FRACTIONS, DECIMALS &
Use the different coloured sticks to find half or a quarter of another stick.
What percentage of the orange rod is the yellow rod?
PERCENTAGES
PERCENTAGES
50% 1 2 of brown = crimson
23 NUMBER FRACTIONS, DECIMALS &
24 NUMBER FRACTIONS, DECIMALS &
Model equivalent fractions.
Investigate word problems involving fractions.
PERCENTAGES
PERCENTAGES
4 8 2 4 1 2
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A school has 100 pupils 1 5 are in the foundation stage 3 10 are in key stage one. What % are in key stage two?
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25 NUMBER RATIO & PROPORTION
26 NUMBER ALGEBRA
Ask children to work out what proportion of the orange rod is the yellow rod?
Ask children to use the rods to investigate an algebraic equation. For example 2a = b. How many different ways can the children find to use the rods to fit this equation?
2a = b
27 NUMBER MEASUREMENT
28 NUMBER MEASUREMENT
Measure the perimeter of a shape using the rods.
Fill the area of a shape using the rods.
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29 NUMBER MEASUREMENT
30 GEOMETRY PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Use the rods and cubes to create two rows. Ask children which is shorter/longer? Can they create a row which is shorter than the row 2 but longer than row 1.
Use the rods to create a repeating pattern and ask children to continue the pattern.
1 2
31 GEOMETRY PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
32 GEOMETRY PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Create a pattern using the rods and cubes then draw an imaginary line of symmetry next to this and ask children to create the mirror image.
Use the cubes to create a shape and ask the children to guess what it is.
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33 GEOMETRY
GEOMETRY 34 PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Give the children five rods and investigate how many different patterns they can create using them.
Make squares using the rods and then ask children how the squares were made and to continue the pattern.
35 GEOMETRY POSITION & DIRECTION
GEOMETRY 36 POSITION & DIRECTION
Create a snake trail following directional instructions.
Place some rods on a square grid and ask the children to follow co-ordinates instructions to colour the squares on their grid where they think the cubes have been placed.
PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
(3,2) (3,3)
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37 GEOMETRY
38 NUMBER STATISTICS
Ask children to use mathematical vocabulary to describe rotations.
Use the different rods to create a bar chart.
POSITION & DIRECTION
1 4 turn
1 2 turn
An ti-clockwis e
3 4 turn Clockwis e
39 NUMBER STATISTICS Find the mean of a set of a set of rods.
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