OK. Just googled. Is this because of cuisinaire rods?

Anyway, I see letters as colors, too, and there aren't any manipulatives for that. Sesame Street may be to blame, though.

Originally Posted by ElizabethN
Originally Posted by 22B
At least some numbers-colors association are not due to synesthesia.


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0 Black
1 Brown
2 Red
3 Orange
4 Yellow
5 Green
6 Blue
7 Violet
8 Grey
9 White

Stacey. Former high school teacher, back in the corporate world, mom to 2 bright girls: DD12 & DD7.