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Michael Clapis Brown Stair
Michael Clapis Brown Stair
Brown Stair
Materials Ten wooden, brown prisms which all have the same
width, 20 cm, but different in breadth and height,
increasing in size progressively in the algebraic series
of the second power.
A rug
A place on the shelf where the stairs can be viewed
from 2 dimensions: the side and the front
Age 3 – 3.5
Following Exercises 1. Invite child to build the brown stair. Take the
thinnest prism to show the unit of measure. Model
once or twice and let the child finish. The thinnest
prism makes the height equivalent.
2. Invite the child to work with the Pink Tower and the
Brown Stairs together.