Unit Materials for 1st Grade Math
Material Name
Lesson(s)
Quantitiy
Notes
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per pair of students
1 per student
at least 1 per student
1 set per pair of students
1 set per pair of students
1 set per student
For this lesson, students will only need cards 0-5.
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per pair of students
These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse
1 per student
1 per pair of students
These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse
1 per student
1 set per pair of students
1 set per pair of students
1 set of 6-10 per pair of students
1 set per pair of students
1 set of 6-10 per pair of students
1 set of 6-10 per pair of students
1 set of 6-10 per pair of students
1 set per pair of students
1 set per pair of students
1 per student
1 per student
if using alternate activity
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per student
Baggies of collections ranging in size up to 20 objects
at least 1 per pair of students
these may include paperclips, marbles, erasers, or other objects that you have available
Blank Paper
1 per pair of students
cut to 8.5” x 5.5”, labeled B on 8.5” side and A on 5.5” side
1 per student
for tracing shoes
Book: Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly & James Dean
Book: One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre and illustrated by Randy Cecil
Brad
1 per Twin Trains Game Board
1 per Twin Trains Game Board
Chart Paper
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
for class Counting Feet chart
1 piece for class chart
Class chart from Lesson 1, Anchor Task 2
Classroom objects of various lengths
1 bag/bin per group of 4 students
Suggested items could include: scissors, erasers, pencils, pens, markers, index cards, crayons, paper clips, etc.
1 bag/bin of the same objects per group of 4 students
You may reuse the bags/bins from Lesson 1, or include items measuring between 1.5 and 7.5 inches long such as: scissors, erasers, pencils, pens, markers, index cards, crayons, paper clips, etc.
Clipboards
1 per student
Colored Pencils
2 per student
should be different colors
2 colors per student
for students for Problem Set
Counting bears
10 per pair of students
Dice
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per set of students
1 per pair of students
Game piece or token
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
2 per pair of students
counter, linking cube, etc.
2 per pair of students
counter, linking cube, etc.
2 per pair of students
counter, linking cube, etc.
Hundreds Chart
visible in the classroom
Linking cubes
2 different color sets of 5 linking cubes per student
two-sided counters could also be used as an alternative
2 different color towers of 10 per pair of students
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student and 6 for teacher
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
1 stack of 10 per student
1 stack of 10 per pair of students
10 per student
12 per student
20 per student
10 per student
20 per student
Markers
for students who choose to mark the string
3 different colors per group who requests to use them
Materials from previous Center Activities
See Set Up in Anchor Task 2 for list of materials
See Set Up in Anchor Task 2 for list of materials
See Set Up in Anchor Task 2 for list of materials
Painter's tape
pre-cut – see lengths in Anchor Task 1 Set Up (alternatively use masking tape)
extra rolls for groups to create straight lines that match the crooked paths
Paper clips
1 per Twin Trains Game Board
1 per Twin Trains Game Board
20 per pair of students
2 inch size
20 per pair of students
2 inch size
Plastic cup
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
alternatively could use a bowl
1 per pair of students
1 per pair of students
1 per pair
Pompoms
10 per pair of students
10 per pair of students
10 per pair of students
10 per pair of students
10 per pair of students
10 per pair of students
Rekenrek
1 per student
Rekenreks can be purchased, or made with cardboard, string or pipe cleaners, and pony beads
1 per student
Sentence strips
6 per class labeled A-F, pre-cut/taped
Suggested lengths: A 20”, B 16”, C 32”, D 28”, E 40”, F 14”
Sticky notes
12 per pair of students – 4 each of 3 colors
3x3 size
1 pad per group of students
1 pad per group of 3 students
These should measure 3”x3”
String
1 per pair of students
pre-cut to 24 inches
1 per student
pre-cut to 5 inches
Tape
for teacher use in creating class chart
Two-sided counters
10 per student
Linking cubes (2 different color towers of 10 per student) could also be used as an alternative
10 per student
available for students who choose to build the Target Task models
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
Optional: Ten Frame Template
1 per student
These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
1 per student
These can be laminated and cut apart for individual use
Optional: Colored Pencils
2 colors per student
2 colors per student
2 different colored pencils per student
Optional: Counting Collections Folder
1 per student
see Tips for Teachers for more information
Optional: Linking cubes
2 different color towers of 10 per student
available for students who choose to build the models
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
2 different color towers of 10 per student
20 per student
Optional: Tape
5-6 per class to provide variety and space for students to work
tapes of various lengths on the floor or a wall to represent the heights of storybook characters for students to measure and compare
Optional: Two-sided counters
10 per student
Linking cubes (2 different color towers of 10 per student) could also be used as an alternative
10 per student
available for students who choose to build the models
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
10 per student
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