Monday, April 5, 2010

Introduction to Golden Beads

According to my handbook the sequence of exercises for Golden Bead Material are as belows:

Sequence of exercises
Exercise 1 - Teach names of quantities using beads.
Exercise 2 - Teach sequence of numbers counting through from 1-1,000.
Exercise 3 - Give practice in selected specified quantities using beads.
Exercise 4 - Teach names of written symbols using cards.
Exercise 5 - Teach sequence of written symbols building cards in sequence.
Exercise 6 - Give practice in selecting specified written symbols using cards.
Exercise 7 - Give practice in associating quantity with the written symbols using cards and beads.
Exercise 8 - Bird's eye view.
Exercise 9 - To give practice in the formation of numbers using unlimited beads and carrying out changing.

Date and Sequence that I presented to ZY
12/4/10 Exercise 1 - Exercise 1 - Teach names of quantities using beads.
15/4/10 Exercise 2 - Exercise 4 - Teach names of written symbols using cards.
18/4/10 Exercise 3 - Exercise 2 - Teach sequence of numbers counting through from 1-1,000.
20/4/10 Exercise 4 - Exercise 5 - Teach sequence of written symbols building cards in sequence.
23/4/10 Exercise 5 - Exercise 7 - Give practice in associating quantity with the written symbols using cards and beads (for 1, 10,100 and 1000 only).
04/5/10 Exercise 6 - Exercise 8 - Bird's eye view.
Exercise 7 - Exercise 3 - Give practice in selected specified quantities using beads.
Exercise 8 - Exercise 6 - Give practice in selecting specified written symbols using cards.
Exercise 9 -Exercise 9 - To give practice in the formation of numbers using unlimited beads and carrying out changing.