Colored Bead Bars

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MATERIAL:

Bead bars 1 to 9, each bar in a different color.  The colors are constant. 

Note:  Over the years, manufacturers have sometimes changed the colors.  Once a  particular color scheme has been chosen for the bead bars, it should remain constant within the classroom.

• 1 bead on a bar - red
• 2 beads " - green
• 3 beads " - pink
• 4 beads " - yellow
• 5 beads " - mauve (violet)
• 6 beads " - brown
• 7 beads " - white
• 8 beads " - pale blue
• 9 beads " - dark blue

EXERCISE 1:

The child has the number cards 1 to 9.  He arranges them in sequence.  He counts the bars, putting the appropriate one by each numeral as he does so.

EXERCISE 2:

The child has five sets of the colored bead bars.  He counts them and arranges them in order to form rhombuses and triangles.

EXERCISE 3:

The child who can count to 100 can form the squares of the numbers 1 to 9 and count them.  For example: