This learning activity, ‘Building Graphs’, prompts students to use Cuisenaire rods and pattern blocks to copy patterns and then to show the patterns on the supplied graph paper. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This learning activity, ‘On Track’, asks students to write equations about railway tracks made of Cuisenaire rods. Students must identify all multiplication facts for each length. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This learning activity, ‘Train Talk’, asks students to make trains using Cuisenaire rods. The aim is to explore the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.