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Required Materials

Required Materials for Grade 2

Materials Needed for Unit 1

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Connecting cubes or counters	Number Cards (0-10) (groups of 2)
A.2	Connecting cubes	What's Behind My Back Stage 2 Recording Sheet Grade 1 (groups of 1)
A.3	Connecting cubes	What's Behind My Back Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.4	Connecting cubes Number cards 0–10	How Close? Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.5	Connecting cubes Number cards 0–10	How Close? Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.6	Number cards 0–10	Number Puzzles Digit Cards (groups of 2) Number Puzzles Addition and Subtraction Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 1)
B.7	Chart paper Glue Markers Materials from a previous activity Scissors Stickers Tape	How We Get to School (groups of 1)
B.10	Materials from a previous activity	Data Tables (groups of 6) Picture and Bar Graph Template (groups of 1)
B.11	Materials from a previous lesson	none
B.12	Collections of objects	Sort and Display Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.14	Glue or tape Scissors	Party Time (groups of 1)
C.15	none	Card Sort: At the Beach (groups of 2)
C.17	Counting collections Materials from previous centers	Counting Collections Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1) 10-Frame Standard (groups of 1)
C.18	Colored pencils	Picture and Bar Graph Template (groups of 1)

Materials Needed for Unit 2

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Connecting cubes in towers of 10 and singles	none
A.2	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes	none
A.3	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes	none
A.4	Colored pencils or crayons Number cards 0–10 Paper clips Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 6 Gameboard (groups of 2) Capture Squares Stage 3 Gameboard (groups of 2) Capture Squares Stage 3 Spinner (groups of 2)
B.5	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes	none
B.6	Base-ten blocks Number cards 0–10	Target Numbers Stage 4 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.7	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes	Using Blocks to Take Away (groups of 4)
B.8	Base-ten blocks	none
B.9	Base-ten blocks	Sort and Find the Value (groups of 2)
B.10	Base-ten blocks Materials from previous centers Number cubes	Target Numbers Stage 5 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.11	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes	none
C.12	Base-ten blocks	Card Sort Story Problem and Diagram Cards (groups of 2)
C.13	Base-ten blocks Materials from a previous lesson	Equations for Different Types of Word Problems (groups of 2)
C.14	Base-ten blocks Connecting cubes Tools for creating a visual display	none
C.15	Materials from previous centers	Math Stories Stage 5 Tape Diagrams (groups of 2) Math Stories Stage 5 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.16	Materials from a previous activity Number cubes	none

Materials Needed for Unit 3

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Centimeter cubes Connecting cubes Straws String	none
A.2	Base-ten blocks Base-ten blocks	Reptile Length (groups of 1) Bearded Dragon (groups of 1)
A.3	Base-ten blocks Materials from a previous activity Scissors	Centimeter Ruler Template (groups of 1)
A.4	Materials from a previous activity Objects of various lengths Rulers (centimeters)	none
A.5	Base-ten blocks Metersticks Rulers (centimeters) Tape (painter's or masking)	none
A.6	Base-ten blocks	none
A.7	Materials from previous centers Metersticks Objects of various lengths Rulers (centimeters)	Estimate and Measure Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.8	Inch tiles Objects of various lengths Rulers (inches)	none
B.9	Inch tiles Measuring tapes Objects of various lengths Rulers (inches) Tape (painter's or masking)	none
B.10	Objects of various lengths Rulers (inches)	none
B.11	Base-ten blocks	none
B.13	Materials from previous centers Rulers (centimeters) Rulers (inches) Straightedges	Target Measurement Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 2) Number Puzzles Digit Cards (groups of 2) Number Puzzles Addition Stage 4 Gameboard (groups of 2)
C.14	Rulers (inches) Sticky notes	none
C.15	Objects of various lengths Rulers (centimeters)	Line Plot Template (groups of 1)
C.16	none	Line Plot Template (groups of 1)
C.17	Materials from previous centers Objects of various lengths Rulers (centimeters) Rulers (inches)	Creating Line Plots Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.18	Chart paper Index cards Materials from a previous activity Sticky notes Tape	none

Materials Needed for Unit 4

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Objects of various lengths	none
A.2	String	Class Number Line Cards (0–30) (groups of 30)
A.4	Counters Dry erase markers Materials from a previous lesson Number cubes Sheet protectors	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1)
A.5	Chart paper Markers	Order Numbers on the Number Line Cards (groups of 12)
A.6	Centimeter cubes Materials from previous centers Paper clips	Number Line Scoot Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2) Number Line Scoot Stage 1 Spinner (groups of 2) Number Line Scoot Stage 1 Directions (groups of 2)
B.7	Glue Scissors	none
B.9	Base-ten blocks	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1)
B.10	Base-ten blocks	none
B.11	Base-ten blocks Tools for creating a visual display	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1)
B.12	none	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1)
B.13	none	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1) Story Problems Card Sort (stories, equations, number lines, diagrams) (groups of 3)
B.14	Dry erase markers Materials from previous centers Paper clips Sheet protectors	Jump the Line Stage 1 Gameboard (groups of 2) Jump the Line Stage 1 Spinners (groups of 2)
B.15	none	Number Line to 100 (groups of 1)

Materials Needed for Unit 5

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Base-ten blocks	none
A.2	Base-ten blocks	none
A.3	Base-ten blocks Tools for creating a visual display	none
A.4	Base-ten blocks	none
A.5	Base-ten blocks Number cubes	none
A.6	Base-ten blocks Chart paper Tools for creating a visual display	none
A.7	Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10	Mystery Number Stage 2 Directions (groups of 2)
B.11	Number cards 0–10	Greatest of Them All Stage 2 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
B.13	Dry erase markers Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Sheet protectors	Get Your Numbers in Order Stage 2 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.14	Collections of objects Sticky notes	none

Materials Needed for Unit 6

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Materials from a previous activity	Shape Cards Grade 2 (groups of 2)
A.3	Rulers	none
A.4	Geoblocks Scissors Tape Tools for creating a visual display	Cube Pattern (groups of 2) Shape Design Card Sort (groups of 2)
A.5	Materials from a previous activity Materials from a previous lesson	Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
B.6	Pattern blocks	Compose a Butterfly (groups of 2) Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1) Isometric Dot Paper - Standard (groups of 1)
B.7	Construction paper Rulers Scissors	none
B.9	Colored pencils	none
B.10	Materials from a previous lesson Materials from previous centers Paper	Shape Cards Grade 2 (groups of 2)
C.11	Chart paper	Halves and Quarters Clock Sort (groups of 2)
C.12	none	Count on the Clock Card Sort (groups of 2)
C.13	Glue Scissors	Hours in a Day Timeline (groups of 1)
C.14	Materials from previous centers Picture books	Picture Books Stage 3 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
D.15	Scissors	Coins to Cut and Count (groups of 1) Money Poster Images (groups of 0)
D.16	none	Coins to Cut and Count (groups of 1)
D.20	Materials from previous centers	Would You Rather Stage 1 Spinner (groups of 2) Would You Rather Stage 1 Recording Sheet (groups of 2)
D.21	Card stock Pattern blocks	none

Materials Needed for Unit 7

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.2	Base-ten blocks Number cubes	none
A.3	Base-ten blocks	none
A.4	Base-ten blocks	none
A.5	Materials from previous centers Paper clips Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 7 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.6	Base-ten blocks	Card Sort Perfect 10 (groups of 3)
B.7	Base-ten blocks	Walk About and Add Cards (groups of 24)
B.8	Base-ten blocks	none
B.9	Base-ten blocks	none
B.10	Base-ten blocks	How Did You Do That? Addition Card Sort (groups of 1)
B.11	Materials from previous centers Number cards 0–10 Paper clips Two-color counters	Five in a Row Addition and Subtraction Stage 8 Gameboard (groups of 2) How Close? Stage 4 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
C.12	Base-ten blocks	none
C.13	Base-ten blocks	none
C.14	Base-ten blocks	none
C.15	Base-ten blocks	Walk About and Subtract Cards (groups of 24)
C.16	Base-ten blocks	none
C.17	Materials from previous centers Number cubes	Target Numbers Stage 6 Recording Sheet (groups of 1)

Materials Needed for Unit 8

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Connecting cubes or counters	none
A.2	Chart paper Connecting cubes or counters Counters	none
A.3	Counters Crayons	Even and Odd Card Sort (groups of 1)
A.4	Counters	none
A.5	Counters	Presto Chango Recording Sheet (groups of 1)
A.6	Dry erase markers Materials from previous centers Sheet protectors	Write the Number Stage 4 Gameboard (groups of 2)
B.7	Counters	none
B.8	Counters	none
B.9	Counters	Match Arrays to Expressions Card Sort (groups of 2)
B.10	Counters	none
B.11	Colored pencils or crayons Inch tiles Rulers	none
B.12	Inch tiles Rulers	none
B.13	Materials from previous centers	none

Materials Needed for Unit 9

Lesson	Gather	Copy
A.1	Paper clips	Spin and Find the Missing Number Spinners (groups of 2)
A.2	Materials from a previous activity	Number Mix Up (groups of 1) Number Cards 0-19 (groups of 2)
A.3	Rulers (centimeters)	Measurement Map (groups of 1)
A.4	Pencils Rulers (centimeters)	none
B.5	Base-ten blocks Tools for creating a visual display	none
B.6	Base-ten blocks	Match Expressions Cards 2.9 (groups of 2)
B.8	Materials from a previous activity Materials from previous centers	Heads Up - Add and Subtract within 100 Number Cards (groups of 2)
C.9	none	Card Sort Story Problems (groups of 1)
C.11	none	Represent Story Problem Cards (groups of 2)
C.12	Connecting cubes Materials from a previous lesson	Story Photos (groups of 2)
C.13	Chart paper Colored pencils, crayons, or markers Sticky notes	none

Materials to Gather - Additional Details

Base-ten blocks

Card stock

Centimeter cubes

Base-ten unit cubes are centimeter cubes.

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 counters

Construction paper

Counters

Counting collections

Crayons

Dry erase markers

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.

Glue or tape

Inch tiles

Index cards

Markers

Materials from a previous activity

Materials from a previous lesson

Materials from previous centers

Measuring tapes

Metersticks

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

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.

Rulers

Rulers with both centimeter and inch units will be used. Rulers can also be used as a straightedge.

Rulers (centimeters)

Rulers (inches)

Scissors

Sheet protectors

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

Stickers

Sticky notes

Quantity is measured in individual sticky notes, not packages.

Straightedges

Tools used for drawing straight lines, students can use a ruler

Straws

String

Tape

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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