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## Teachers know that kids (and adults) tend to key into color, and children love to use manipulatives!

Almost everyone has a set of Cuisenaire Rods sitting in their closet. If not, here are a couple of Amazon affiliate links:
With Cuisenaire Rods (see picture) the white rod, the smallest, is one cubic centimeter. (This is the same size as a standard base ten block.) The longest rod is orange. When the children put the rods by length, they make a colorful "staircase". (See picture.)

The children can then assign values to each rod by color based on the relationship of the other rods.

I like to start with sets of ten, since our number system is based on ten.  It's good for them to know those combinations of ten!

Since the orange rod has a value of 10, this picture shows 9+1=10. It also shows 1+9=10.It also shows 10-1=9 as well as 10-9=1.

What fact family do these blocks show?  6+4=10, 4+6=10, 10-6=4, and 10-4=6.

This one shows 6+6=12 and 12-6=6

The Cuisenaire Rods can also be used for multiple addends or even multiplication.  This could be 3+3+3+3=12 or 3x4=12.

When it comes to storage, the containers the rods come in are tricky for the kids to put away. I put my Cuisenaire Rods into containers that are much easier for little hands.

I made these center sheets for the students. I prefer the children work with partners on activities like this since their conversations help the learning.  If you run these off back to back, you can make two-sided, half-size papers.

Click the image or click here for the sample: Fact Families with Cuisenaire Rods Sample!

For more sheets like this, click here: Fact Families with Cuisenaire Rods

I also have a resource to develop Number Sense with Cuisenaire Rods that can be found HERE.

Plus, here's a chance to build with the rods and add up the sums with multiple addends HERE. (This one is a favorite... they LOVE building with the rods!)
• All the above resources can be found as a bundled set HERE.
• For a more advanced bundle of place value activities using Cuisenaire Rods see: HERE.
• Want to grab ALL these resources with Cuisenaire Rods? Save money with the bundle HERE.

1. I am having a linky party for the sale at Teacher Notebook. Swing over and link up so others can click on your store and shop for goodies!

Barb
meet me at the zoo...
kinderzoo

2. Thanks so much for an amazing freebie! Such fun :)
Laura
Differentiation Station Creations

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4. This looks great! Can't wait to use it with my kids, we love our cuisenaire rods! Thanks for sharing!
The passage describes the use of Cuisenaire Rods in teaching mathematics, particularly for understanding addition, subtraction, and fact families. It includes several examples of how the rods can be used to represent mathematical equations and provides links to additional resources.
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the text contains multiple mathematical questions and their answers, such as:
- "what fact family do these blocks show?" (answer: 6+4=10, 4+6=10, 10-6=4, and 10-4=6)
- examples of equations represented by the rods (e.g., 9+1=10, 1+9=10, 10-1=9, 10-9=1, 6+6=12, 12-6=6, 3+3+3+3=12, 3x4=12)
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    1. If it contains a mathematical question (including word problems or calculations)
    2. If an answer to that mathematical question is provided in the text

First, describe the content structure you found in 1-2 sentences.

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- NO_QUESTION
- SINGLE_QUESTION
- SINGLE_QUESTION_WITH_ANSWER
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## Teachers know that kids (and adults) tend to key into color, and children love to use manipulatives!

Almost everyone has a set of Cuisenaire Rods sitting in their closet. If not, here are a couple of Amazon affiliate links:
With Cuisenaire Rods (see picture) the white rod, the smallest, is one cubic centimeter. (This is the same size as a standard base ten block.) The longest rod is orange. When the children put the rods by length, they make a colorful "staircase". (See picture.)

The children can then assign values to each rod by color based on the relationship of the other rods.

I like to start with sets of ten, since our number system is based on ten.  It's good for them to know those combinations of ten!

Since the orange rod has a value of 10, this picture shows 9+1=10. It also shows 1+9=10.It also shows 10-1=9 as well as 10-9=1.

What fact family do these blocks show?  6+4=10, 4+6=10, 10-6=4, and 10-4=6.

This one shows 6+6=12 and 12-6=6

The Cuisenaire Rods can also be used for multiple addends or even multiplication.  This could be 3+3+3+3=12 or 3x4=12.

When it comes to storage, the containers the rods come in are tricky for the kids to put away. I put my Cuisenaire Rods into containers that are much easier for little hands.

I made these center sheets for the students. I prefer the children work with partners on activities like this since their conversations help the learning.  If you run these off back to back, you can make two-sided, half-size papers.

Click the image or click here for the sample: Fact Families with Cuisenaire Rods Sample!

For more sheets like this, click here: Fact Families with Cuisenaire Rods

I also have a resource to develop Number Sense with Cuisenaire Rods that can be found HERE.

Plus, here's a chance to build with the rods and add up the sums with multiple addends HERE. (This one is a favorite... they LOVE building with the rods!)
• All the above resources can be found as a bundled set HERE.
• For a more advanced bundle of place value activities using Cuisenaire Rods see: HERE.
• Want to grab ALL these resources with Cuisenaire Rods? Save money with the bundle HERE.

1. I am having a linky party for the sale at Teacher Notebook. Swing over and link up so others can click on your store and shop for goodies!

Barb
meet me at the zoo...
kinderzoo

2. Thanks so much for an amazing freebie! Such fun :)
Laura
Differentiation Station Creations

3. This comment has been removed by the author.

4. This looks great! Can't wait to use it with my kids, we love our cuisenaire rods! Thanks for sharing!
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The passage describes the use of Cuisenaire Rods in teaching mathematics, particularly for understanding addition, subtraction, and fact families. It includes several examples of how the rods can be used to represent mathematical equations and provides links to additional resources.

TYPE: MULTIPLE_QUESTIONS_WITH_ANSWERS

The text contains multiple mathematical questions and their answers, such as:
- "What fact family do these blocks show?" (Answer: 6+4=10, 4+6=10, 10-6=4, and 10-4=6)
- Examples of equations represented by the rods (e.g., 9+1=10, 1+9=10, 10-1=9, 10-9=1, 6+6=12, 12-6=6, 3+3+3+3=12, 3x4=12)