Cuisenaire rods

Cuisenaire rods
Cuisenaire rods /kwē-zə-nārˈ rodz/
plural noun
A set of small wooden rods, of significant related sizes and colours, used in teaching arithmetic
ORIGIN: Georges Cuisenaire, 20c Belgian educationalist

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