How do we teach with cuisenaire rods?  Help, tips and advice in
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Joined: 31 May 2004, 16:33  How do we teach with cuisenaire
rods?  Unread postby Trang » 06 Jun 2004, 17:28  Dear Auntie
Lucy,  I would like to know what to do with cuisenaire rods.
Pease can you help me.  Thank you Trang :D  User avatar Posts:
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France  Cuisenaire rods  Unread postby Lucy » 06 Jun 2004, 17:47
Dear Trang,  Cuisenaire rods can be used in many ways in the
classroom. They can be used to practise speaking, reinforce
pronunciation, to practise various grammatical structures and to
build up stories.  I'll start with a short explanation for
anybody who might not be clear what Cuisenaire rods are. They
are small pieces of wood of differing sizes and colours, sold in
a set. The smallest is a cube and there are various lengths of
oblong-shaped wood. Rods of the same size are the same colour.
You can use them to p