10 different colours

White 176, Brown 6, Blue 6, Orange 6, Black 10, Green 10, Small Green 36, Yellow 10, Red 12, Small Red 36

308 Pieces in Total

Comes in a wooden box with a glass sliding lid.

Other uses of Cuisenaire Rods include:

- representing rythm and stressed/unstressed syllables with cuisenaire rods. For illustrated examples visit this website:
http://www.developingteachers.com/phonology/rhythm_rods.htm

- for highlighting stressed syllables in words

- for representing various graphs with cuisenaire rods

- for learning the concept of time by using one long and one short cuisenaire rod of different colours

- for representing concepts of time: past, present, future
Refer to Developing Teachers website for graphic examples:
http://www.developingteachers.com/newsletterplans/cuisenaire_rods.htm

- introduce and practice comparitives
Refer to Developing Teachers website for graphic examples:
http://www.developingteachers.com/newsletterplans/cuisenaire_rods.htm

- for representing scenes and using narratives. cuisenaire rods can be used to represent a basic street map or scene.
Refer to Developing Teachers website for graphic examples:
http://www.developingteachers.com/newsletterplans/cuisenaire_rods.htm