Most of our learning is non-conscious. Schools make use of
displays to communicate information to children. This kind of
information immersion is used to good effect by advertisers.
Just think how easily children learn a tune or pop-song. At this
stage we are making no conscious attempt to memorise facts and
will not attempt to do so. Nevertheless your child will by now
have made certain discoveries about the rods independently.
These unconscious discoveries will have occurred while he/she
was 'playing' with the rods. At the risk of becoming a bore I
will repeat the mantra that play is an absolutely fundamental
prerequisite for success. It is the source of rich experience
that children will draw upon increasingly as new concepts are
introduced. By now your child will have discovered that: - Rods
of the same color are also equal in length. - Rods of equal
length are the same color. - Rods of different colors have
different lengths. - It is possible to make equal lengths by
puttingcertain rods end to end. Your