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Required Materials

Required Materials for Grade 1

Materials Needed for Unit 1

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Collections of objects Dot cubes	Number Race Stage 3 Gameboard (groups of 1) Counting Collections Stages 1 and 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1) 10-Frame Standard (groups of 1)
A.2	10-frames Dot cubes Two-color counters	Number Cards (0-10) (groups of 2) Check It Off Stage 1 Recording Sheet Grade 1 (groups of 1)
A.3	10-frames Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stages 1 and 2 Gameboard (groups of 2)
A.4	10-frames Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Two-color counters	none
A.5	10-frames Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Two-color counters	Check It Off Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.6	10-frames Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Two-color counters	Find the Pair Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.7	Inch tiles Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Pattern blocks Two-color counters	Two-Column Table (groups of 1) Three-Column Table (groups of 1)
B.8	Colored pencils or crayons Materials from a previous activity	Shape Cards (groups of 2)
B.9	Colored pencils or crayons Connecting cubes Materials from a previous activity	none
B.10	10-frames Connecting cubes Materials from previous centers Two-color counters	What's Behind My Back Stage 2 Recording Sheet Grade 1 (groups of 1)
C.11	Materials from previous centers	none
C.12	Connecting cubes	Data Represented with Numbers (groups of 2) Data Represented with Tally Marks (groups of 2)
C.13	Connecting cubes Materials from a previous activity	Favorite Special Class Data (groups of 4)
C.14	Collections of objects Materials from previous centers	Sort and Display Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.15	Materials from a previous activity Tools for creating a visual display	none

Materials Needed for Unit 2

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
A.2	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
A.3	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	none
A.4	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters Tools for creating a visual display	none
A.5	Materials from previous centers	Math Stories Stage 1 and 4 Pictures (groups of 8) Math Stories Stage 4 Recording Sheet (groups of 2)
B.6	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	none
B.7	10-frames Cups Two-color counters	Shake and Spill Stage 3 Recording Sheet Grade 1 (groups of 1)
B.8	10-frames Cups Two-color counters	Shake and Spill Stage 4 and 5 Recording Sheet (G1 and 2) (groups of 1)
B.9	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from a previous activity Tools for creating a visual display	none
B.10	10-frames Colored pencils or crayons Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers Number cubes	Capture Squares Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2)
C.11	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.12	Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
C.13	Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
C.14	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	none
C.15	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	none
C.16	Colored pencils or crayons Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	Capture Squares Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 2)
D.17	Tools for creating a visual display	Story Problem Cards Grade 1 (groups of 2)
D.18	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from a previous lesson	Equation Cards Grade 1 (groups of 2) Story Problem Cards Grade 1 (groups of 2)
D.19	Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
D.20	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	none
D.21	Materials from previous centers	Number Puzzles Addition and Subtraction Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2) Number Puzzles Digit Cards (groups of 2)
D.22	Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson	Revisit Data (groups of 1)

Materials Needed for Unit 3

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Bags (brown paper) Bags or envelopes Scissors	Compare Stage 1 Addition Cards to 10 (groups of 2)
A.2	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from a previous lesson Two-color counters	none
A.3	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from a previous lesson	none
A.4	10-frames Crayons Cups Materials from previous centers Two-color counters	Shake and Spill Stage 3 Recording Sheet Grade 1 (groups of 1)
A.5	Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
A.6	10-frames Connecting cubes or two-color counters	none
A.7	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Materials from previous centers	Compare Stage 1 Subtraction Cards to 10 (groups of 2) Compare Stage 1 Addition Cards to 10 (groups of 2)
B.8	10-frames Bags Connecting cubes	Counting Collections Stages 1 and 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.9	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	Number Cards 11-20 (groups of 2) Double 10-Frame - Standard (groups of 1)
B.10	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
B.11	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from previous centers	none
B.12	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Cups Double 10-frames Two-color counters	Shake and Spill Stage 4 and 5 Recording Sheet (G1 and 2) (groups of 1)
B.13	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from previous centers	none
B.14	Materials from previous centers	Number Puzzles Addition and Subtraction Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 1)
C.15	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
C.16	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
C.17	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Number cards 0–10	none
C.18	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from previous centers Tools for creating a visual display	Compare Stage 2 Addition Cards to 20 (groups of 2)
C.19	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from a previous lesson	none
C.20	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
C.21	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Number cards 0–10 Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 3 Gameboard (groups of 2) How Close? Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
D.22	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from a previous lesson Number cards 0–10 Tools for creating a visual display	none
D.23	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from a previous lesson Number cards 0–10	none
D.24	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
D.25	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames	none
D.26	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Tools for creating a visual display	none
D.27	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Materials from a previous lesson Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	How Close? Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1) Compare Stage 2 Subtraction Cards to 20 (groups of 2)
D.28	Connecting cubes or two-color counters Double 10-frames Tools for creating a visual display	none

Materials Needed for Unit 4

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Bags Collections of objects Cups Double 10-frames Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Paper plates	Counting Collections Stages 1 and 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.2	Connecting cubes	Representations of Tens (groups of 27) It's a Match (10-90) words, numbers, pictures (groups of 1)
A.3	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers Two-color counters	Number Cards, Multiples of 10 (0-90) (groups of 2) Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 4 Gameboard (groups of 2)
A.4	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Double 10-frames	none
A.5	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers	Number Cards, Multiples of 10 (0-90) (groups of 2) Check It Off Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.6	Bags Connecting cubes Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Cups Double 10-frames Materials from previous centers Paper plates	Counting Collections Stages 1 and 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.7	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	Make It, Two-Digit Numbers Recording Sheet Number, Drawing, Words (groups of 1)
B.8	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	Grab and Count Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1) Representations of Tens and Ones (groups of 2)
B.9	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	none
B.10	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Dry erase markers Sheet protectors	Write the Number Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.11	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
B.12	Dry erase markers Sheet protectors	Write the Number Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.13	Materials from previous centers	none
C.14	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers Paper clips	none
C.15	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.16	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Number cards 0–10	Greatest of Them All Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.17	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	Ordering Cards: Tens and Ones (groups of 2)
C.18	Dry erase markers Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Sheet protectors	Get Your Numbers in Order Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2)
D.19	Bags Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers	none
D.20	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
D.21	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
D.22	Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	Mystery Number Stage 1 Directions (groups of 2)
D.23	Bags Collections of objects	Estimating Quantities Card Sort (groups of 2)

Materials Needed for Unit 5

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Number cards 0–10 Paper clips (2-inch)	none
A.2	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Paper clips Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 5 Gameboard (groups of 2)
A.3	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
A.4	Materials from previous centers	Number Puzzles Addition and Subtraction Stage 3 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.5	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	Add Em' Up Cards (2-digit and 1-digit numbers to 100) (groups of 2)
B.6	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Number cards 0–10	Target Numbers Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.7	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
B.8	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	Target Numbers Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.9	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.10	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers	Number Puzzles Addition Stage 4 Gameboard (groups of 2)
C.11	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Tools for creating a visual display	none
C.12	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.13	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from previous centers Number cubes Paper clips Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 6 Gameboard (groups of 2) Target Numbers Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.14	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none

Materials Needed for Unit 6

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Connecting cubes Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Objects of various lengths	none
A.2	Materials from a previous lesson Pencils Scissors String	none
A.3	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from a previous activity Pencils Scissors String	none
A.4	Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	How Close? Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.5	Connecting cubes Materials from previous centers	Lengths of Creepy, Crawly Things (groups of 1) More Creepy, Crawly Things (groups of 1)
B.6	Paper clips (1-inch) Tape (painter's or masking)	Measure with Paper Clips (groups of 1)
B.7	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes Paper clips (1-inch) Paper clips (2-inch) Tape (painter's or masking)	none
B.8	Base-ten blocks Scissors String	Representations of Numbers Over 80 (groups of 2)
B.9	Base-ten blocks Tape (painter's or masking) Tools for creating a visual display	none
B.10	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes Materials from previous centers Objects of various lengths Paper clips (2-inch)	Estimate and Measure Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.11	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.12	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Dry erase markers Sheet protectors	Write the Number Stage 3 Gameboard (groups of 2)
C.13	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.14	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	Story Problem Cards, Unknowns in All Positions (groups of 2)
C.15	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Tools for creating a visual display	none
C.16	10-frames Collections of objects Cups Materials from previous centers Paper plates	Counting Collections Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.17	Colored pencils, crayons, or markers Connecting cubes Construction paper Glue Materials from a previous activity	Origami Triangles: Puppies and Tulips (groups of 1)

Materials Needed for Unit 7

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Bags (brown paper) Geoblocks Materials from a previous activity Solid shapes	none
A.2	Geoblocks Solid shapes	none
A.3	Materials from a previous activity	Flat Shape Cards Grade 1 (groups of 2)
A.4	Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson Materials from previous centers	Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
A.5	Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson Materials from previous centers	Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
A.6	Chart paper Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson	Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
A.7	Pattern blocks Picture books	Flat Shapes Puzzles (groups of 1) Picture Books Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.8	Folders Geoblocks Materials from previous centers Solid shapes	none
B.9	Scissors	Circles and Squares (groups of 1) Pieces of Circles (groups of 8)
B.10	Colored pencils or crayons	Shaded Parts Cards (groups of 1)
B.11	Bags Colored pencils or crayons Geoblocks Scissors	none
B.12	Materials from a previous lesson Materials from previous centers	Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
C.13	Materials from a previous activity Scissors	Clock Cards Hour (groups of 1)
C.14	Colored pencils, crayons, or markers Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson Scissors	Clock Cards Half Past (groups of 1)
C.15	Materials from a previous lesson	none
C.16	Materials from a previous lesson	none
C.17	Materials from previous centers Two-color counters	Which One Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 2)

Materials Needed for Unit 8

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Colored pencils Index cards Materials from previous centers	none
A.2	Colored pencils Connecting cubes Index cards	none
A.3	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Number cards 0–10 Tools for creating a visual display	none
B.4	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
B.5	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
B.6	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
C.7	Collections of objects Cups Double 10-frames Paper plates	none
C.8	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers Paper	none
C.9	Bags or envelopes Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	Number Riddle Cards (groups of 20)
C.10	Bags or envelopes Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles Index cards Materials from a previous activity	none

Materials to Gather - Additional Details

10-frames

Bags

Gallon bags for collections and materials

Bags (brown paper)

Any non-see-through bag to hold objects or cards

Bags or envelopes

Gallon bags for collections and materials

Base-ten blocks

Chart paper

Collections of objects

There are various times when students will use collections of objects. Objects can include buttons, two-color counters, linking cubes, paper clips, pattern blocks, square tiles, or any other small items.

Colored pencils

Colored pencils, crayons, or markers

Colored pencils or crayons

Connecting cubes

1 inch multifix cubes, often called linking cubes

Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles

Connecting cubes or two-color counters

Construction paper

Crayons

Cups

At least 8 ounces, not transparent

Dot cubes

Small cube that has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 dots on each face.

Double 10-frames

Dry erase markers

Folders

Geoblocks

Geoblock sets typically include rectangular and triangular prisms. They do not typically include spheres, cones, or cylinders. When these additional shapes are required, solid shapes are indicated alongside geoblocks in the required materials. The tool is still called geoblocks to keep things simple for students.

Glue

Since many of the uses of glue involve paper, glue sticks may work better than liquid glue.

Inch tiles

Index cards

Materials from a previous activity

Materials from a previous lesson

Materials from previous centers

Number cards 0–10

Number cubes

Small cube that has one of the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on each face.

Objects of various lengths

Objects can include pencils, markers, books, glue, scissors, shoe, tape dispenser, side of desk, length of bulletin board, or other measureable items.

Paper

Paper clips

Paper clips (1-inch)

Paper clips (2-inch)

Paper plates

Pattern blocks

Pencils

Picture books

Throughout the year, books that are read to students or used by students in centers are referred to as picture books in these materials. The term picture book refers to books with only pictures or books with both pictures and words.

Scissors

Sheet protectors

Sheet protectors are used to make centers and other visuals reusable.

Solid shapes

Standard geoblock sets do not include cylinders, spheres, and cones. When these shapes are required, solid shapes are indicated in the required materials. The tool is still called geoblocks to keep things simple for students.

String

Tape (painter's or masking)

Tools for creating a visual display

Any way for students to create work that can be easily displayed to the class. Examples: chart paper and markers, whiteboard space and markers, shared online drawing tool, access to a document camera.

Two-color counters

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