The name Cuisenaire® and
the color sequence of the Rods are registered trademearks of
ETA/Cuisenaire.
Connecting Cuisenaire Rods
Cuisenaire Rods have been an essential tool in promoting hands-on learning. This versatile manipulative provides seemingly endless opportunities to introduce math concepts such as basic operations, geometry, measurement, and more.
Connecting Cuisenaire Rods are similar to classic Cuisenaire Rods with the added benefit of connecting. Younger students will be better able to understand addition and subtraction by connecting rod trains, while older students will have greater success modeling multiplication, division, and fractions. Now get connected-and stay connected-with Connecting Cuisenaire Rods!
Benefits of Connecting Cuisenaire Rods:
Same size, shape, and color as original Cuisenaire Rods
Make it easier to relate abstract ideas about numbers and shapes
Help develop coordination/motor skills
Excellent for sharing discoveries with the class
Stay connected together without random movement
Great for measuring horizontal and vertical objects
Valuable tool for modeling relationships
Can be used with many supplementary Cuisenaire Rods books