Spindle Boxes
Spindle Boxes Materials - Two boxes exactly the same, each with five compartments. At the back of each compartment is painted a symbol in black, starting from 0 and progressing serially up to 9. - A container with 45 spindles - A container with 8 ribbons or elastic bands Presentation Introduce the child to the materials on the shelf and have him bring them over to the table. Point out the compartments and the numerals the child knows. Point to them all, one at a time, and have the child give the number’s names. Tell the child that these numbers will tell us how many spindles to put in the box. Point to the number 1. Have the child read it and then say, “We will put 1 spindle in this box.” Place one spindle in the compartment. Repeat for 2, counting the spindles as you place them, “One, two.” Continue this up to 4. Have the child place the correct spindles in the remaining compartments. Once all of the spindles have been placed, look at compartment 0 and notice that there i...