cuisenaire rods?

[MathsMadMummy]

I've just seen some cuisenaire rods on Amazon. I've heard these mentioned - are they any good?

I was planning on getting a Numicon kit when DD is a bit older, they look really good, but I was wondering if anybody could tell me about cuisenaire first?

thanks :)

bun tins and egg trays are great

nrich.maths.org/2469

funny you mention that, Dad was helping me put my groceries away yesterday and asked if the plastic 15-egg box could be recycled - I said don't worry, I'm keeping it to do counting with DD! :o

That sounds much classier than explaining division through cake, mrz

(Achually, we're not just baking fairycakes here at Takvershouse, we're investigating the mathematical properties of arrays, and improving 3d modelling through the medium of marzipan )

Cuisinaire rods are just fab for all manner of things

Not only good for for multiplication and division but also measurement as the rod number is also its length in centimetres.

ooh I didn't realise that. that's cool :o

has anyone here used both numicon and cuisenaire, and can therefore compare the two?

We've got both.

Numicon has been better so far for ds (3) although both are played with he prefers the numicon.Numicon better for young ones.

oh I'm thinking of getting numicon and cuisinere rods at some stage for DS.

MMM/ARMS - did you know that numicon also sell cuisinere rods?

yep I'd seen that :) cheaper on amazon though!

I wondered who the hell ARMS was and then remembered I've namechanged :o

I am a tutor and I use them a lot. I like them because they help visual learners "see" how maths works. You can use them for all sorts of things. The Dyscalculia Toolkit by Ronit Bird gives lots of different ways of using them. This book and CD addresses a lot of basic number work - it isn't just useful with children with dyscalculia but all children learning number basics.

I'd get them like a shot and "playing" with them is a great way to learn the colours and sizes and get a general feel for the way numbers work.

cool thanks, they're only a tenner or so for a set with an activity guide so next time I'm draining my bank account Amazon shopping I'll go for it!

Numicon all the way, more tactile and more uses in my opinion

I would like to buy Numicon for my ds who will start Y2 in Sept. What puts me off is the price tag. The Numicon kit for KS1 is £175. It does say it is a class kit so is there a home kit that is more affordable and where could I buy it from?

www.numiconwebshop.com/epages/es109149.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109149_shop/Categories/%22Numicon%20Kits%22 the at home kit is £25

that's what I'm getting. unfortunately it's £25 plus VAT