Hand2Mind Cuisenaire Rods: Early Math Activity Set - Kindergarten Learning, Montessori Place Value Manipulatives, Classroom Must-Have

I was thrilled to receive this Cuisenaire Rods Early Math Activity Set. It is a fantastic product to use with visual and tactile learners. Before teaching addition and subtraction it is so very important to understand how the numbers relate to one another. Seeing the rods and touching them allows that to be seen. Children can see the orange rod is BIGGER than the yellow rod and the lime green rod is SMALLER than the magenta rod.This set comes with everything you need to use it upon opening the box. The mats, the dry erase marker and the rods are right there. NO PREP! Open and go! This would be a great "centers" for morning or afternoon work in the classroom. Also a great math warm up or introduction lesson as you explore ways the rods interact with each other and how they function.There are so many resources available online or in your library to learn more about using the Cuisenaire Rods. They were invented almost 80 years ago by a Belgian teacher Georges Cuisenaire. They are also referred to as number rods.Whatever it is that you call them, they are a fantastic tool to use in your preschool, homeschool, kindergarten, or church school setting. I believe understanding how the numbers relate to each other and being able to see that relationship visually benefits all learners!LOVE THEM!

We ordered these to use with my kiddos Miquon math books and were pleased to find they were exactly the right sizes. My five year old has also enjoyed using the learning cards that came with the rods.

Me gustaron mucho para jugar y aprender con mis hijos, el material es bueno. Trae tarjetas que te ayudan a interactuar mejor con lo que quieres reforzar.Le doy cinco estrellas.

I really like this tool for my elementary students.

My 4 YO grandson is learning aspects of math in his preschool, and we have found that sensory learning works great at his age. This set is a great way to start learning math. This set comes with square ‘rods’ of different colors and different lengths. For example, the smallest one, which is white, represents “1”; the next one, which is twice the size of the “1” is “2” and is red; and so on, up to “10” (orange) which is 10x the length of the “1”, or 5x the length of the “2”. Teaching math with this is as simple as this: say I want to do 2 + 3 + 5 = ?. All my grandson has to do is take a “2” rod, a “3” rod, and a “5” rod, put them all together and see which rod in the set matches, or what combination matches. Or, with a ruler her can measure all the rods and get it from that (this last method is a little more advanced, and good for teaching measurement). You can even teach some multiplication and division with these (albeit this is another advanced skill, but you can start). This set actually makes learning math fun.This set also comes with a dry erase marker and a set of 15 activity cards (30 activities), many of which are parent/teacher customizable.There are two cons with this set that you need to be aware of: the first is there are 74 of these Cuisenaire rods, but NO decent storage bag is provided, just a ziplock bag. Do yourself a favor and get something more robust to store them in. This first con leads to the second: many of the rods are small and can present a choking hazard for very young children, so it is best to keep them away from children under 3 or 4 YO. Despite these cons, I couldn’t justify taking a star away from this 5-star product.Overall I highly recommend this set. I learned to do math on my fingers and with a number line; this is way better, and the visual aspect it brings will reenforce the math learned!

Great tool for children to get hands-on practice practicing and exploring math concepts like place value and counting. The quality is perfect, probably some of the best educational manipulative I have ever seen as an elementary school teacher. I highly recommend! These will last decades.

I love this set. What do I love about it? Let me count the ways. . .1. The Manipulatives. The rods themselves are sturdy plastic with a satiny finish and have a smooth and pleasing feeling in the hand. The sides and "cut" ends look a bit like wood grain. The colors are vibrant.2. The 15 double sided activity cards (30 activities!). The images are rich and simple. There are plenty of them that the 3 year old in the family can do matching activities with, for the 5 year old to do matching/comparison activities with, and which will work for those kids who are starting actual math concepts with numbers. They appear to be made of sturdy, plasticized card stock.3. The instruction booklet tells you how you can use each of the cards to promote foundational math concepts.Before I received these rods I was conflicted and actually tried to cancel the order. The set looked "cheap" online (or I worried that it would be), but there's nothing "cheap" looking about this set and I'm so glad that I got it. (Background: I homeschooled my kids for 8 years using Saxon Math, and now am trying to provide fun, educational activities to participate in with the Grandkids. They will love these!).Finally, be aware that a child could probably bend/fold the activity cards if they were wanting to, and there are small pieces and a dry erase pen cap that could get lost, so this would definitely be something that would be best with at least some parental supervision.

I really love the products hand2mind makes, but these rods don't work well for severely autistic children. They don't have lines for autistic children to count the squares so it doesn't make sense to them. I thought these had lines on them like the Learning Resources ones. I do think the activity cards are great. This set would be perfect if the rods had lines on them.