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They are wooden rode (you can get plastic, but I much prefer wood) that
come in 10 sizes, each size being a different color. The white rod
("one") is one square centimeter, the red rod ("two") is 1x1x2, or equal
to two ones next to each other... and so on, all the way through 10. John
Holt wrote about them some, but basically they're just a nice, easy way
to make somewhat abstract concepts about numbers concrete. Also, if you
have enough, you can build dandy Egyptian tombs, playgrounds, amusement
parks, playmobil furniture, and so on... The Miquon math program (which I
think is so cool but Cacie has no interest in) uses them, too..

Dar

On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 11:58:02 EST RValvo7626@... writes:
> In a message dated 12/9/01 4:52:29 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
>
> > So I say, go ahead and
> > buy some stuff (I like Cuisenaire rods, too), but for goodness���
> sake let
> > your kids play with it ON THEIR OWN.
> >
> >
>
> Can you explain how these work? I haven't even seen them just
> heard of
> them.
>
> NICKI~
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Cindy

freeform@... wrote:
>
> They are wooden rode (you can get plastic, but I much prefer wood) that
> come in 10 sizes, each size being a different color. The white rod
> ("one") is one square centimeter, the red rod ("two") is 1x1x2, or equal
> to two ones next to each other... and so on, all the way through 10. John
> Holt wrote about them some, but basically they're just a nice, easy way
> to make somewhat abstract concepts about numbers concrete. Also, if you
> have enough, you can build dandy Egyptian tombs, playgrounds, amusement
> parks, playmobil furniture, and so on... The Miquon math program (which I
> think is so cool but Cacie has no interest in) uses them, too..
>

I don't have those yet but I do have Base 10 blocks. The ones are a small
cube, the 10s are a rod 10 small cubes in length, the 100s are plates
(squares) that are 10 X 10 and the thousand is ten of the plates (and
another cube). Right now my kids play with them, make sculptures with
them, etc. It's a great way to learn about magnitude and place value.
And they are decent building toys too! If you have small children who
like to put things in ther mouths, the ones might be a choking hazard.

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Cindy Ferguson
crma@...