Cuisenaire Rods And Math

Cuisenaire Rods give learners an excellent strategy as they learn about multiplication. How many ways can they make the same product? Using a target product, learners lay out rods to achieve that number through various factors. This...

This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...

Pictures, number lines, decimal equivalents, or Cuisenaire rods can be used to show insight into the meaning of multiplying fractions.Here, Alisa drinks 3/4 of 1/2 liter of juice. To find the total volume of the juice that Alisa drank,...

Introduce young mathematicians to fractions by using Cuisenaire rods and recipes. They identify the values of fractions found in the recipes with their Cuisnenaire rods. This is great for learners still needing concrete objects to...

Favorite family recipes and cuisenaire rods are used to help learners understand fractions. They bring in recipes from home and then use their cuisenaire rods to model the fractional values needed to prepare various dishes. A great way...

Students use Cuisenaire rods to relate to fractions by using recipes. In this fractions lesson plan, students make recipes using Cuisenaire rods and discuss the amounts in the recipes, and how they are really fractions of a whole....

Students arrange Cuisenaire rods to determine the perimeter of a shape on centimeter grid paper. They arrange the rods to find the smallest and largest possible perimeter.

Get a handle on equivalent fractions through the use of manipulatives. Using area models, sets, and length manipulatives like fraction strips and Cuisenaire rods, the class will gain a deeper understanding of equivalent fractions....

Elementary schoolers are arranged in pairs and view the video Math Works: Measurement: The Difference Between Perimeter and Area. They discuss any prior knowledge they have of the term perimeter and then brainstorm together what the...