Small Number Rods

Description

The Small Number Rods bring the same graduated red-and-blue sequence as the classic floor rods into a compact, tabletop size, making them ideal for a child working alone at a table or in smaller indoor spaces. Ten rods, scaled down but keeping the same alternating ten-centimetre segments, run from the shortest single unit up to the longest rod representing ten.

Because the set is light and easy to carry, a child can lay the rods out, order them by length, and count each segment independently, repeating the counting and sequencing work of the full-sized rods without needing the open floor space the larger version demands. The smaller scale also suits younger hands still building the control of movement needed to carry a full-length rod safely.

As a portable companion to the Number Rods, this set lets the same essential lesson in quantity, sequence, and counting travel to a desk, a mat, or a smaller classroom corner, extending the child’s early numeracy work wherever they choose to settle.