MATERIALS
TRAINS ACTIVITY PART 1:
Kindy students sort Unifix cubes in various ways, focusing on the properties of the objects' similarities and differences. By creating patterns, children develop an early understanding of geometry.
Teachers should view the example teaching video and, optionally related teaching resources.
Invite students to |explore Unifix Cubes and/or other materials:
TRAINS ACTIVITY PART 2: Teachers should view the exammple teaching video and related teaching resources.
Using Cuisenaire rods, students arrange shorter rods end-to-end to match the length of a given longer rod.
Video 1. TRAINS - Kindy and cubes - The Development of Mathematical Thinking
Video 2. TRAINS - Kindy's First Lesson - Getting Started
Video 3. TRAINS - Year 2's First Lesson - The Development of Mathematical Thinking
TRAINS ACTIVITY (Stage One):
Cuisenaire® Rods are used in the kindergarten and second-grade activities. The traditional set of rods that students use is designed in 1cm increments, starting with white as 1cm. If possible, use rods that are proportionally larger than the traditional set of rods (easier to differentiate relative sizes.
The children construct trains to aid them in finding solutions to the given problems.
PROBLEM:
An extension problem: