Arithmetic Teaching ApparatusBlocks and Bars
In the early twentieth century, the Italian educator Maria Montessori introduced a variety of apparatus for introducing young children to ideas about numbers and arithmetic. In the mid-twentieth century, the German-born American teacher Catherine Stern and the Belgian educator Georges Cuisenaire developed systems of teaching about numbers and arithmetic with wooden blocks.
"Arithmetic Teaching Apparatus - Blocks and Bars" showing 1 items.
- During the 1950s, the Belgian teacher Emile-Georges Cuisenaire designed a set of rods to teach about numbers and basic arithmetic. Caleb Gattegno popularized his methods in Great Britain and the United States. This small paperbound book by Cuisenaire and Gattegno first appeared in 1954, was in its third edition by 1958, and was reprinted frequently in the next few years. This is a 1961 printing.
- For a set of Cuisenaire rods, see 1987.0542.01. For other related documentation see 1987.0542.03 through 1987.0542.07.
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- Cuisenaire, G.
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- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center