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Cuisenaire rods illustrating the factors of ten A demonstration the first pair of amicable numbers, (220,284). Cuisenaire rods are mathematics learning aids for pupils that provide an interactive, hands-on [1] way to explore mathematics and learn mathematical concepts, such as the four basic arithmetical operations, working with fractions and finding divisors.
Cuisenaire rods in a staircase arrangement Interlocking "multilink" linking cubes A Polydron icosahedron. In mathematics education, a manipulative is an object which is designed so that a learner can perceive some mathematical concept by manipulating it, hence its name. The use of manipulatives provides a way for children to learn concepts ...
Georges Cuisenaire (1891–1975), also known as Emile-Georges Cuisenaire, [1] was a Belgian teacher who invented Cuisenaire rods, a mathematics teaching aid. Life [ edit ]
A set of Cuisenaire rods. The silent way makes use of specialized teaching materials: colored Cuisenaire rods, the sound-color chart, word charts, and Fidel charts. The Cuisenaire rods are wooden or plastic, and come in ten different lengths, but identical cross-section; each length has its own assigned color. [25]
Here, Cuisenaire rods are used, particularly with beginners, to create visible and tangible situations from which the students can induce the structures of the language. The silence of the teacher both gives the students room to explore the language and frees the teacher to observe the students.
English: Cuisenaire rod diagram of common ratios produced by five-limit tuning and their assigned notes, with C as base note. Blue captions indicate building blocks: octave in white, perfect fifth in light blue and major third in dark blue.
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