
MATH DEVELOPMENT ALBUM
2.1 TRANSITION FROM RED RODS TO RED AND BLUE RODS
MATERIALS:
1. Set of red rods ( Description contained in sensorial material.)
2. Set of red and blue rods (Description contained under red and blue rods.)

PREREQUISITES:
Mastery of gradation of red rods.
CONTROL OF ERROR:
Visual and tactile: lengths of pairs of rods must mach.
AIM:
Transition from Sensorial area into Math.
POINT OF INTEREST:
Making the match.
PRESENTATION:
1. Invite the child to look at the environment and said " Do you see any materials look like red
rod?"
2. Define what we are going to do, such as "we are going to matching the rods."
3. Teacher choose a red rod and separate it from the group and let the child feel how long the rod
is.
4. Let the child goes to the Red and Blue Rods and find one rod as long as the one teacher
showed.
5. The child carry the rod back and check by himself.
6. Let the child moves the matching pair to another empty rug.
7. Continue doing the same activity until all rods are matching.
8. Options:
1) Put sets away.
2) Grade Red and Blue Rods.
3) Grade pairs.
NOTE:
1. Knee down instead of sit down.
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