Edwena Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I already have the MUS blocks? Thanks for any opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I guess I would ask.....for what? If it's for MUS you don't need cuisenaire rods also. If it's for Miquon, then you wouldn't use MUS blocks but you'd need the cuisenaire. If it's for activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (the videos)....then I'm sure you could use your MUS blocks and do the same thing. Was this helpful??? I'm not sure that it was. :001_smile: Maybe you could clarify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I guess I would ask.....for what? If it's for MUS you don't need cuisenaire rods also. If it's for Miquon, then you wouldn't use MUS blocks but you'd need the cuisenaire. If it's for activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (the videos)....then I'm sure you could use your MUS blocks and do the same thing. Was this helpful??? I'm not sure that it was. :001_smile: Maybe you could clarify. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I guess I would ask.....for what? If it's for MUS you don't need cuisenaire rods also. If it's for Miquon, then you wouldn't use MUS blocks but you'd need the cuisenaire. If it's for activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (the videos)....then I'm sure you could use your MUS blocks and do the same thing. Was this helpful??? I'm not sure that it was. :001_smile: Maybe you could clarify. :iagree: We have both MUS and C-rods. DD8 prefers the MUS blocks for some reason, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwena Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 I guess I would ask.....for what? If it's for MUS you don't need cuisenaire rods also. If it's for Miquon, then you wouldn't use MUS blocks but you'd need the cuisenaire. If it's for activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (the videos)....then I'm sure you could use your MUS blocks and do the same thing. Was this helpful??? I'm not sure that it was. :001_smile: Maybe you could clarify. I thought later when I was away from the computer that I should have been more specific.:blush: It's for the activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (videos). I was thinking I could do the same with the MUS blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I actually found the Cuisenaire rods more helpful than the MUS rods. Because they're not scored, you can use them to represent different values. I introduce fractions using the Cuisenaire rods. They are my favorite for teaching early math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I thought later when I was away from the computer that I should have been more specific.:blush: It's for the activities with cuisenaire rods that were posted recently (videos). I was thinking I could do the same with the MUS blocks. Yes, you could use the MUS blocks for most, if not all, of those activities. I have both...so I was going to try and build the towers with the MUS blocks and see. That's the only thing I'm thinking might not work out, since the MUS blocks are hollow on one side....I'm not certain they could stack on top of each other vertically, like in the videos. I'll have dd try this later and see. Although, since you already have MUS blocks, you could try it for yourself too. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yes, you should be able to use the MUS blocks for all the activities in the videos. The MUS blocks are actually better for building than plastic C-rods because the plastic C-rods bubble out a bit on the edges so you can't stack them to make a "wall" for a building. See Crewton Ramone's videos (google it!) for more ideas of how to use your MUS blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I actually found the Cuisenaire rods more helpful than the MUS rods. Because they're not scored, you can use them to represent different values. I introduce fractions using the Cuisenaire rods. They are my favorite for teaching early math. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Yes, you should be able to use the MUS blocks for all the activities in the videos. The MUS blocks are actually better for building than plastic C-rods because the plastic C-rods bubble out a bit on the edges so you can't stack them to make a "wall" for a building. See Crewton Ramone's videos (google it!) for more ideas of how to use your MUS blocks. Dd7 worked through the problems in Rosie's videos yesterday using both C-rods and MUS blocks -- but not in the same problem. Hope that makes sense. Pics here. ETA: We made SM bar models for some of the problems also. Edited May 24, 2012 by Beth in SW WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 ETA: We made SM bar models for some of the problems also. Beth could you give examples, pretty please??? I need to move us forward with the CWP at some point.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Beth could you give examples, pretty please??? I need to move us forward with the CWP at some point.... Rosie, On this pic attached you can see part of the bar model for 5^2 - 4^2. I made a simple model and we first filled the model with squares. After she 'saw' the answer with the rods, we erased the squares and I just wrote the numbers. Clear as mud? :tongue_smilie: You gave me the idea in your video on squares. Edited May 24, 2012 by Beth in SW WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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