View Full Version : Cuisinaire Rods..nostalgia!
Hi Folks,
The 'plasticine' thread got me thinking about my long lost youth...
.....but then I stopped thinking of him and remembered..........
....... 'Cuisinaire Rods':lol:
They were a counting method using comparatives that appeared in the 60's
1 was white
2 was red
3 was green...etc!
They were physical blocks of coloured wood that you could place side by side to help evaluate numbers and their relationships.
Anyone remember them?
To this day I see numbers in colour and my husband remembers them from primary school in port Skerra.
They have a wikipedia entry if you are unsure.
Bobinovich
19-Jan-08, 22:41
I had to Google them to find out what you were on about there Karia, but after seeing them yes I do remember them now! Can't say I think of numbers as colours these days - more as £ signs [lol]
psyberyeti
19-Jan-08, 23:07
Yeah, I had some. I was a bit of a thickie at scholl so my mom got me some of these coloured wooden bities to help with my counting. I did not help my counting but I can build a damn good wooden house now.:lol:
I had to Google them to find out what you were on about there Karia, but after seeing them yes I do remember them now! Can't say I think of numbers as colours these days - more as £ signs [lol]
Acht the shame!:roll:
Nobody told me thats what they were for :(......I made some pretty good houses and castles with them though ;) x
Lolabelle
20-Jan-08, 09:38
I remember them from primary school, great for towers etc, but I do also recall using them to learn to add. I think. :eek:
either im too young ..lol :lol: or was too clever to need :lol:them as i never seen them before!!!..more like a mental block on primary school ..haha
Funny you should mention those Karia, I noticed some for sale in our schools fundraising catalogue...
get your fill here ;)
http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk/cat_id/GROWMATH/product-Connecting-Cuisenaireandreg-Rods-M503.htm
Thanks for that Julia,
I see they are plastic now and link together......is nothing sacred?:lol:
Apparently not LOL.....
I think I may invest in some for my eldest, I have a vague recollection of using them at school
im sure what i used in primary school for counting was coloured plastic blocks that you could build with are these the same or different:confused
i da ken fit they are, never seen them before - surly i must be too yowng :Razz:lol:
Hi trix,
They were a medieval calculator!;)
Highland Laddie
20-Jan-08, 20:49
never used them, at primary school, it was the Abacus we used.
Thanks for that Julia,
I see they are plastic now and link together......is nothing sacred?:lol:
You still get wooden ones too http://www.brightminds.co.uk/create_part_page.asp?part=J1912&gclid=CPGo1N3sh5ECFRGCGgodnltKHg
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