Cuisinaire Rods..nostalgia!

[karia]

Hi Folks,

The 'plasticine' thread got me thinking about my long lost youth...

.....but then I stopped thinking of him and remembered..........
....... 'Cuisinaire Rods'

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]

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

[psyberyeti]

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.

[karia]

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

Acht the shame!

[Thumper]

Nobody told me thats what they were for ......I made some pretty good houses and castles with them though x

[Lolabelle]

I remember them from primary school, great for towers etc, but I do also recall using them to learn to add. I think.

[miranda]

either im too young ..lol or was too clever to need them as i never seen them before!!!..more like a mental block on primary school ..haha

[Julia]

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/...-Rods-M503.htm

[karia]

Thanks for that Julia,

I see they are plastic now and link together......is nothing sacred?

[Julia]

Apparently not LOL.....

I think I may invest in some for my eldest, I have a vague recollection of using them at school

[miranda]

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

[trix]

i da ken fit they are, never seen them before - surly i must be too yowng

[karia]

Hi trix,

They were a medieval calculator!

[Highland Laddie]

never used them, at primary school, it was the Abacus we used.

[lasher]

Thanks for that Julia,

I see they are plastic now and link together......is nothing sacred?

You still get wooden ones too http://www.brightminds.co.uk/create_...FRGCGgodnltKHg