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
Crayons
Cups
At least 8 ounces, not transparent
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
Math community poster
Measuring tapes
Meter sticks
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 clips
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.
Rulers
Rulers with both centimeter and inch units will be used. Rulers can also be used as a straightedge.
Rulers (centimeters)
Rulers (inches)
Scissors
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 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.