Cuisenaire Rods Kit for Fractions, Wood, Grades 4-6 (12 Trays, 1 Set of Overhead Rods, and Book)

by Learning Resources

• Contains 74 wood rods (enough for two students working together), tray with lid and Activity Guide.
• Set includes: 22 white, 12 red, 10 light green, six purple, and four each of the yellow, dark green, black, brown, blue, and orange rods.
• Use with 1-3 students.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• ASIN: B000FFWCOW
• Item model number: LER7501
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,300 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Cuisenaire rods fractions kit is used for mathematical study, and has 12 trays of 74 rods for strengthening student understanding of fractions, including equivalent fractions, addition and subtraction of fractions, ratios, and the concept of finding "families" for unlike fractions. The kit has self-checking activities for developing students’ computational skills, with a set of overhead rods, and a 64-page book, “Everything’s Coming Up Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods,” for instructional use. The set is made of wood for durability, and is suitable for grades 4 to 6.

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What’s in the Box?

• Cuisenaire Rods Kit for Fractions, Wood, Grades 4-6 (12 Trays, 1 Set of Overhead Rods, and Book)
• (12) trays of 74 rods
• Set of overhead rods
• Book

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Every school should use April 25, 2008

By mykidsmom

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I bought these for my six year daughter to use with Miquon math and she loved them. We use them for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions. You can use them with any math homework your child uses, they are very easy to figure out and a lot of fun.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars False advertising August 2, 2012

By GramzIH

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Anyone looking at the Cuisenaire Rods Kit, disregard the "Case of 12 Trays." That's a lie. It's one tray. One tray is not worth the $13. The case would be an amazing deal, but that's why I bought it... Nope, no deal. It's actually false advertising, but then that's happened at Amazon at least a time or two.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent value May 12, 2007

By L. Brown

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

The rods are excellent quality for the price. We use them every evening with our daughters and they love doing exercises with them, making shapes or just playing freely. We can see the mathematical concepts taking form in their heads as they play with the rods. These are a great tool for teaching the fundamentals of math and geometry through very simple play and experimentation.