Unit Materials for 2nd Grade Math
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Material Name
Lesson(s)
Quantity
Notes
12-inch ruler
1 per student
1 per student
1 set per group of 4 students
these should be cut into pieces before the lesson
1 per student
printed on cardstock
1 per teacher, possibly more for students
1 per teacher, possibly more for students
teachers will need one set of the front and back of the quarter cut into pieces to add to the anchor chart from Lesson 13. If real/plastic coins are not available for students, you can print and cut multiple copies of the quarter from this to use instead.
1 set per pair of students
These should be cut into pieces before the lesson
at least 1 per student
1 per student
1 set per pair of students
These should be cut into pieces before the lesson
1 per teacher
teachers will need one set cut into pieces to add to the anchor charts started in Lesson 13
1 set per pair of students
This material should be cut into pieces before the lesson.
1 per class
these should be cut into pieces before the lesson
1 per group
1 per student
1 per group
1 per pair of students
1 set per group of 3 or more students
This material should be cut into pieces before the lesson.
1 set per group of 3 or more students
See Anchor Task 3 Notes for more information.
1 set per group of 3 or more students
This material should be cut into pieces before the lesson.
1 per pair of students
1 per student
1 per student
(1 set per class of ≤20 students, 2 sets per class of >20 students)
1 per student
1 per student
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
10 per student
Some of these are needed for the Problem Set
1 set per pair of students
This material should be cut into pieces before the lesson.
one per student or small group
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes.
1 per student
1 per student
9 per group
For each set, the top left corner should be labeled with 101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701 801, and 901
Baggies of collections ranging in size from 200-1,000
at least 1 per pair of students
See Tips for Teachers for more information.
Baggies of collections ranging in size up to (but not equal to) 100 objects
at least 1 per pair of students
See Tips for Teachers for more information.
Base ten blocks
10 tens and 20 ones per student or small group
10 tens and 20 ones per student
10 tens and 20 ones per student
Various quantities, but about 9 hundreds, 20 tens, 20 ones per student or small group
Students will need various quantities depending on how they regroup units in Anchor Task 2.
Make these available for students to use but without explicitly requiring the use of the tool, allowing them to use appropriate tools strategically MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. .
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
10 hundreds, 18 tens, 18 ones per student
Book: The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
1 per teacher
Brad
1 per student
Cardstock
1 strip per student
cut into 8.5” by about 2” strips
1 strip per student
cut into 2" x 11" strips
Centimeter Measuring Tape
1 per group
Centimeter cubes
20 per student or student pair if students are working in pairs
20 per student or pair
1 per student
Chart Paper
1 piece for class chart
1 per class
Crayons
5 per student
yellow, green, blue, red, and orange
Dice
one per student or small group
needed for Problem Set only
one per student or small group
needed for Problem Set only
1 per student
Game piece or token
2 per pair of students
these could be paper clips, individual linking cubes, etc.
Glue stick
1 per student
1 per student
Index cards
1 per student
Linking cubes
10 stacks of 10 and 20 loose cubes per student
0 stacks of 10 and 20 loose ones per student
Manipulatives
20 per student
such as counters
20 per student
such as counters
20 per student
such as counters
Meter stick
1 per group
Mini marshmallows
8 per student
Painter's tape
1 roll
You could use bulletin board borders, fabric strips, or other material. See Anchor Task 1 for more information.
Pattern blocks
at least 3 triangles and 3 squares per student
Ruler
1 per teacher
This needs to have centimeter measures. It can either be a made ruler similar to the ones students will make in this lesson, or a prefabricated one.
1 per student
ensure the ruler has centimeter measures. Note whether the 0 mark is flush with the end of the ruler.
1 per student
ensure the ruler has centimeter measures
1 per student
ensure the ruler has centimeters
1 per student
ensure the ruler has inches
1 per student
ensure the ruler has inches
at least one per student group
ensure the ruler has centimeters
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
Ruler (whole inches and whole centimeters)
1 per student
Scissors
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
Square inch tiles
10 per student
25 per student
25 per student
25 per student
25 per student
Stapler
Used to attach the thousands chart together
Sticky notes
around 5 per teacher
Student-made clock
these were constructed in Lesson 8 using the Clock Template
Teacher Gear Clock
1 for teacher
Thousand Base Ten Cube
1 per group and 1 for teacher
Toothpicks
12 per student
Two-sided counters
Whole-inch ruler
1 per student
half-inch ruler or Quarter-inch ruler can be used
Yardstick
1 per student group
1 per student group
Optional: Empty Number Line
1 per student
Make these available for students to use if it would be helpful. These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse.
1 per student
Make these available for students to use if it would be helpful. These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse.
1 per student
Make these available for students to use if it would be helpful. These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse.
Optional: Hundreds Chart
1 per student
Optional: Alternate Measurement Document
1 per student
Optional: Hundreds place value chart
Make these available for students to use but without explicitly requiring the use of the tool, allowing them to use appropriate tools strategically MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. . These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies.
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
Work Mat Template — These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
1 per student
These should be laminated or in sheet protectors to reuse
Optional: Ten Frame Template
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
1 per student
Optional: Tens place value chart
one per student
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes. These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies if they are drawing base ten blocks (as opposed to using concrete ones).
1 or more per student
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize or draw their base ten blocks or linking cubes. These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies.
1 or more per student
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes. These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies.
one per student
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes.
one per student or small group
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes. These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies if they are drawing base ten blocks (as opposed to using concrete ones).
one per student or small group
Some students may benefit from the use of a tens place value chart to organize their base ten blocks or linking cubes. These can be laminated or in page protectors to reuse, or students will need multiple copies.
These can be used as an alternative to base ten blocks in this and all future lessons that call for base ten blocks. They need to be cut before the lesson.
Optional: Base ten blocks
10 tens and 10 ones per student
10 ten rods and 20 ones cubes per student
10 ten rods and 20 ones cubes per student
10 tens and 20 ones per student
Make these available for students to use but without explicitly requiring the use of the tool, allowing them to use appropriate tools strategically MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. .
Optional: Cardstock
The card set can be printed on cardstock, if available.
The card set can be printed on cardstock, if available.
Optional: Centimeter cubes
20 per student
Optional: Chart Paper
1 per class
for co-created anchor chart in Anchor Task 1
Optional: Clipboards
Optional: Coins
Make these available for students to use if it would be helpful. These can be real or plastic, depending on what’s available. Students could use coins cut out from the Coin template instead.
make these available for students to use if it would be helpful. These can be real or plastic, depending on what’s available. Students could use coins cut out from the Coin template instead
Optional: Colored Pencils
2 per pair of students
see Anchor Task 2 for more information
Optional: Completed Hundreds Charts to 200
1 per student
See Anchor Task 1 Notes for more information.
Optional: Counting Collections Folder
1 per student
See Tips for Teachers for more information.
1 per student
See Tips for Teachers for more information.
Optional: Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
2 different colors per student
Optional: Dot grid paper
1 per student as needed
Optional: Geoboards
1 per student as needed
Optional: Linking cubes
10 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
10 per student
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
20 per student
this could be some other small manipulative like square tiles
about 40 cubes per student
Ideally these are in stacks of ten of the same color, if materials allow
10 stacks of 10 and 20 individual cubes per student
see Tips for Teachers for more information.
about 30 cubes per student
Ideally these are in stacks of ten of the same color, if materials allow
10 stacks of 10 and 20 individual ones per student
Optional: Manipulatives
25 per student
Optional: Painter's tape
6 pieces per group
Optional: Rekenrek
1 per teacher
See Anchor Task 1 for more information
Optional: Rubber Bands
1 per student as needed
Optional: Square inch tiles
10 per student
Optional: Square-sized paper
3 per student
8.5 x 8.5 in
Optional: Sticky notes
6 per group
Optional: Straightedge
1 per student
Optional: Student Gear Clock
1 per student
