The present invention relates to a math manipulative educational learning
game in which a plurality of rods are provided for use in various
manipulative games designed to teach rudimentary arithmetic skills. In
the preferred embodiment, the rods are of various lengths and/or volumes,
with the shortest length comprising a unit length, and other rods being
formed in integral multiples of the unit length. Various games are
disclosed in which a child is encouraged to manipulate the rods in
various ways and in order to learn various arithmetic lessons. For
example, in one game a Game Master selects any of the rods except the rod
having unit length and places it upon a game playing surface. Thereafter,
the Partner must select a plurality of rods whose combined lengths equal
the length of the rod played by the Game Master. These rods are laid
end-to-end along side the rod played by the Game Master in order to
demonstrate their length equality. The Game Master then selects another
rod other than the rod of unit length and lays the second rod end-to-end
with the first rod which the Game Master played. The Partner is again
required to select a plurality of rods to whose combined lengths, when
placed end-to-end with the rods already played by the Partner, equal the
length of the rods played by the Game Master. The play continues in this
manner until no more moves may be made from the selection of rods
remaining. Other manipulative games are also disclosed.