Number Rods and Numerals - Exercises 2 & 3

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EXERCISE 2:

The exercise can be done on another day in reverse.  The teacher will show the group a numeral and the children find the corresponding quantity.  The two are placed together on the mat.

EXERCISE 3:

An individual exercise for children who have joined in the group exercise.

 

The rods are placed on the mat and the numerals at the bottom right of the mat.

 

The teacher asks the child to find the "one" rod.  She shows him how to place it towards the bottom left of the mat.  She asks him to find the numeral "1".  She shows him how to put it against the "one" rod.  She then asks him to find the "two" rod.  She shows him how to place it above and touching the "one" rod with their left sides even and the red ends on the left.  She asks him to find the numeral "2" and to place it on the second section of the two rod.  The teacher continues to ask the child to select the rods in sequence, placing them together, with the red ends even on the left side.

She next asks him to find the corresponding numeral and to place it against the rod.  If the child obviously understands the exercise, he can be left to finish alone.  When the exercise is done, the numerals appear in proper sequence from left to right.