learntosoar Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 This is my first post. I'm wanting to introduce my DD (almost 3) to math in a fun way. I am planning on buying some cuisenaire rods and let her start exploring. Based on the advice from previous posts I'm going to use the Cuisenaire Activity and Exploration Book for pre Miquon kids by Miranda Hughes and videos @ Education unboxed. Does anyone have any experience with the books sold through the Cuisenaire.co.uk? http://shop.cuisenaire.co.uk/maths-textbook-1/ There are 7 textbooks in this series. Also, workbooks http://shop.cuisenaire.co.uk/set-of-cuisenaire-workbooks-1-6/ There are some interesting videos on this site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I haven't used the resources you linked, but Pre Miquin Kids and Rducation Unboxed are great!! We also used an older version of the Cuisenaire Rods Alphabet activity book. Honestly though, the best introductory activities were playing with the rods. My kids made pictures, built towers, created patterns, etc on their own by having a chance to simply play with the rods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 We have a block/building cabinet in our play/learning room. Magnatiles, Duplos, Tegu, Wooden Stacking Robots by Vilac, Haba blocks, Uncle Goose wooden blocks, and our Jumbo C-rods. These are perfect for exploration. They are not as easy to lose and not as small and chokeable as the workbook sized ones. It has been amazing what they've discovered just by playing. I had intentions of using that pre-miquon book, but I decided to look at it myself and then just decided to add the blocks to their play cabinet and let them go. Sometimes they will ignore these for the magnatiles/tegu, but then they'll come back and add them into a building. Sometimes the one rod, white cube, become sugar cubes in our pretend tea parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I've never used any books pre-Miquon. I just let mine play. My youngest will be 3 in December. Just today, I sat with her and we lined up rods from smallest to tallest. She likes to just play with the rods. I'll let her go through all of the stages of play and then we'll do Miquon when she's ready. The books from the UK have me intrigued. Are there any samples online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylandhsmom Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Following. I wish that website had samples of the workbooks and textbook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I am going to follow this board in hopes that someone will track down a sample for us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I have always wondered. Does anyone know why the US sets have a purple four rod and ours {NZ} and the UK have a bright pink four rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I have always wondered. Does anyone know why the US sets have a purple four rod and ours {NZ} and the UK have a bright pink four rod?Being in the US, I was not aware of the color difference. My best guess is someone thought we poor incompetent Americans might mix up the pinks with the reds. While choking on Kinder Eggs. [emoji34] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 The textbooks look like reprints of the old Gattegno texts. I wonder if they changed anything. Here is my old saved link of book 1: http://issuu.com/eswi/docs/gattegno-math-textbook-1 If I remember correctly, this entire series was available to read online. I will look through my old links and downloads and see if I can find and post all of them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 The textbooks look like reprints of the old Gattegno texts. I wonder if they changed anything. Here is my old saved link of book 1: http://issuu.com/eswi/docs/gattegno-math-textbook-1 If I remember correctly, this entire series was available to read online. I will look through my old links and downloads and see if I can find and post all of them. Yep, those are the ones. Somewhere (memory fails) there are also some very cool old films available online (perhaps on YouTube?) with Gattengno. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Yep, those are the ones. Somewhere (memory fails) there are also some very cool old films available online (perhaps on YouTube?) with Gattengno. Bill This is the one I remember. I think there may be others if you look around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMty8v2DqI Well, my old Gattegno link isn't working anymore. :sad: A few years ago a fellow board member sent me a link to a large Gattegno library, including the textbooks mentioned upthread. We had planned to begin reading through them that year, but I didn't get very far. I wonder if his works are being reprinted now, so the original versions online have been removed (?). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 The textbooks look like reprints of the old Gattegno texts. I wonder if they changed anything. Here is my old saved link of book 1: http://issuu.com/eswi/docs/gattegno-math-textbook-1 If I remember correctly, this entire series was available to read online. I will look through my old links and downloads and see if I can find and post all of them. Oh, I just lost a day devouring Gattengo's early books. Love! I may lose every evening for a few weeks over this discovery. And, Spy Car Bill, how have we talked math for *YEARS* without a discussion on Gattengo!?! I've checked through archived threads. You seem to have known. :toetap05: :tongue_smilie: My first reaction is that I think Miquon is enough, but Gattengo's textbooks lay out the learning in detailed explanation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Oh, I just lost a day devouring Gattengo's early books. Love! I may lose every evening for a few weeks over this discovery. And, Spy Car Bill, how have we talked math for *YEARS* without a discussion on Gattengo!?! I've checked through archived threads. You seem to have known. :toetap05: :tongue_smilie: My first reaction is that I think Miquon is enough, but Gattengo's textbooks lay out the learning in detailed explanation. Oops :D I wasn't holding out on you Paula, honest! Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Oh, I just lost a day devouring Gattengo's early books. Love! I may lose every evening for a few weeks over this discovery. Oh yay! So there are more books in that link!? I didn't spend much time on it this morning and thought it only linked to one...now I am seeing lots. :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Watching one of Gattegno's videos was what pushed me to take the leap into trying Cuisenaire rods. We used a free intro booklet and some Education Unboxed videos to get started, then moved on to Miquon. It looks like the Gattegno books go far beyond Miquon's 3rd grade. Any idea how to compare or line-up the two programs? Suggestions for combining? Argh, yet another great resource putting a monkey wrench into my planning sequence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Op, what a great first post! Welcome! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learntosoar Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Op, what a great first post! Welcome! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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