Number Sticks - Cuisenaire Rods & Activity Cards

The Number Sticks - Cuisenaire Rods & Activity Cards set is a versatile and engaging educational tool designed to support the development of foundational mathematical skills. This set consists of 250 plastic number rods, each displaying the number at the top with 1 cm marks on one side for easy measurement and comparison. The reverse side is blank, offering an open-ended opportunity for students to explore number relationships, patterns, and arithmetic operations. The set includes a variety of rods: 100 x one, 30 x two, 20 x three, 20 x four, 20 x five, 15 x six, 12 x seven, 12 x eight, 11 x nine, and 10 x ten. This wide range of rods allows students to explore a variety of number concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, while also reinforcing the idea of number magnitude and proportional reasoning. The included 5 double-sided activity cards provide structured exercises and ideas for using the rods in the classroom, making it easier for teachers to integrate this resource into their lessons. The set encourages hands-on learning, promotes number sense, and is ideal for both individual and group activities.

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances number sense and understanding of magnitude, helping students visualise and compare numbers.
• Supports the development of arithmetic skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Encourages pattern recognition and the exploration of number relationships through hands-on activities.
• Promotes spatial reasoning and fine motor skills as students manipulate the rods to form different number combinations and equations.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the rods to build and compare numbers, exploring patterns and relationships between different quantities.
• Have students use the rods to represent simple equations, practising basic arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction.
• Incorporate the activity cards to guide students through structured lessons and challenges based on their current level of understanding.
• Encourage students to create their own patterns and equations using the rods, fostering creativity and independent problem-solving.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for children aged 4+ years.
• Measurements: The rods vary in length, with each representing a number from 1 to 10, with 1 cm marks on one side.
• Set includes: 250 number rods (100 x one, 30 x two, 20 x three, 20 x four, 20 x five, 15 x six, 12 x seven, 12 x eight, 11 x nine, and 10 x ten), and 5 double-sided activity cards.