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PKA Chapter 1

Materials

Classroom objects – some identical to others, some similar, and some unique
Tub of objects that can be sorted
Objects – different shades of red and blue
Crayons – red and blue
Objects – different shades of yellow and green
Yellow objects – 6 of more, two of which are identical
Crayons – yellow and green
Objects – red, blue, yellow, green, and some other colors
Containers – one of each color per center, including red, blue, yellow, green, and transparent
Objects – hard and soft, at least 1 per student
Small bags to hold materials, 1 bag of each per pair of students
Burlap
Sandpaper
Bumpy objects – e.g. bubble wrap, woven baskets, pine cones, LEGO® bricks
Smooth objects – e.g. polished rocks, pieces of satin, plastic counting chips
Pieces of wood to sand
Containers of rice, salt, sand, and dough
Glue sticks and tape
2 orange objects that look and feel the same but are different sizes
3 objects that are the same except for their sizes
Objects that are the same except for color (red, blue, yellow, green, and orange only) and size, such as:
a large red ball and a small yellow ball
a large blue crayon and a small orange crayon
a large green sock and a small red sock
Bins, 1 per 4 students
Sets of objects – to be sorted by size, color, or feel
Bins, 1 per 4 students

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Rocks Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough by Natalie M. Rosinsky
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Possible touch and feel books for this chapter:
Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
Tails by Matthew Van Fleet
Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy! by Sandra Boynton

Optional Snacks

Red berries
Blueberries
Bananas
Celery sticks
Green peas (fresh or frozen)
Kiwifruit
Pretzels (soft twists and hard sticks)
Dried fruit
Apple slices
Crackers, smooth and textured, large and small

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Chapter 1 Letter

PKA Chapter 2

Materials

Paper plates – different sizes
Pieces of yarn/string – different lengths
Pieces of colored paper – different colors, cut to different sizes
Drawing supplies
Objects that are similar but different sizes, such as:
6 similar blocks
6 pieces of paper the same color
Tubs of linking cubes, 1 per pair of students
Small bags – to hold objects and fruits
Small objects to compare weight – e.g. marbles, pattern blocks, feathers, centimeter cubes, and toy cars
Small fruits – e.g. tangerines, 1 per pair of students
Balance scales

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Lengthy, the Long Long Dog by Syd Hoff
Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker

Optional Snacks

Crackers (varying sizes)
Celery sticks
Apple slices
Tangerines or other small, self-wrapped fruit
Popcorn
Carrot sticks

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Chapter 2 Letter

PKA Chapter 3

Materials

Small bags of linking cubes – 2 different colors, several of each color, 1 bag per student
Two types of objects – e.g. forks and spoons
Pattern blocks
2 types of noise makers – e.g., bells, drums, spoons, kazoos
Small bag of linking cubes – 3 different colors, 15 cubes per bag
Crayons

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes by Betsy Franco
Hickory Dickory Dock

Optional Snacks

Apple slices
Cheese sticks
Pretzel sticks
Strawberry slices
Banana slices
Crackers in a variety of shapes

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Chapter 3 Letter

PKA Chapter 4

Materials

Yarn/string
Dot stickers
Beads
Cutouts of five-pointed stars
Video clip of basketball game
Basketball and basketball hoop
Raw potatoes and knife
Music player
Small animal stickers
Gloves and mittens
Socks and toe socks
Five-divot egg cartons
Bags
Keyboard or xylophone (or keyboard app)
Pitcher
5 similar drinking glasses
Unsharpened pencils
Dance shoes or tutu
Swim goggles, mask, or flippers
Photo of rhesus macaque monkey
Peas, fresh or frozen
Linking cubes
Globe
Rocks (to be painted)
Empty containers or pictures of grocery items
Small and large paper plates
Objects in different shades of purple, pink, and brown
Dress-up clothes representing various sports, “grown-up” clothes and baby accessories
Picture books of animals
Headphones
Play fruit or pictures of fruit
Bowls or baskets
Brown lunch bags
Large dried beans
Small counters
Index cards
Tray or box lid
Work mat

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
The Three Little Pigs
Hands Down: Counting by Fives by Michael Dahl

Optional Snacks

Frozen peas or snap peas
Honey graham crackers
Banana slices
Goldfish® crackers
Bagels, toppings for bagels
Dry cereal, including some o-shaped cereal in different colors
Crackers
Assorted fruits and vegetables
Finger sandwiches
Spaghetti (uncooked; used in preparing snack but not eaten)
Bean dip and chips
Purple grapes

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Chapter 4 Letter

PKA Chapter 5

Materials

Bags
Baskets
Linking cubes
Keyboards
Large number path (or create one using painter’s tape)
Chalk
Bean bags
Small counters
Dot stickers
Dice, small and large
Teddy bear counters
Number cubes
Index cards
Stickers
Large-grid graph paper
Square tiles of any rigid material
Straws
Medicine droppers
Sponges
Play food
Play kitchen items
Bases (t-ball bases or paper plates, taped down)
Balls (to play t-ball)

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Optional Snacks

Pretzel sticks
Apple slices
Cream cheese
Cheese sticks
Gelatin cut into number shapes 1 through 5
Graham crackers
Animal crackers
Celery sticks
Raisins
Crackers

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Chapter 5 Letter

PKA Chapter 6

Materials

Small counters
Pair of gloves, or pictures of gloves
Pair of toe socks or pictures of toe socks
Large picture of an octopus
Music: "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid"
Bags, bowls, and baskets
Linking cubes
Magnets, small magnetic and non-magnetic objects
Work mats
Yardsticks
String
Metal paper clips
Paper fish
Plastic bottles
Cardboard
Hot glue
Outer space decorations such as stickers, glow-in-the-dark stars, and aluminum foil
Pictures of the solar system
Small spheres
Keyboard
Egg cartons, a set with 6 divots and a set with 10 divots for each student
Teddy bear counters
Bell peppers
Real or play vegetables
Hula hoops or painter’s tape
Paper cups
Large ten-frames showing numbers 0 to 10
Stickers
Baking tins
Play cookies
T-ball bat, ball, bases
Paper shapes: circles, rectangles, and squares
Unsharpened pencil
Clear plastic cups
Dress-up clothing items including “grown-up” office clothes and buckle shoes or belts
Pretend bowling pins and ball or toy bowling set
Beach ball
Cuisenaire rods
Large yellow pom-poms
Googly eyes
Rocks to be painted

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Ten Eggs in a Nest by Marilyn Sadler

Optional Snacks

Biscuits
Windmill cookies
Goldfish® crackers
Rice cereal treats cut into moons or stars
Finger sandwiches
Carrot sticks
Cherry tomatoes
Green grapes
Round crackers
Pretzel sticks
Cracker Jack®
Cream cheese
Apple slices

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Chapter 6 Letter

PKA Chapter 7

Materials

Counters, including teddy bear counters and two-sided counters
Bags
Marbles
Dot stickers
Linking cubes
Cuisenaire rods
Fly swatters
Packing peanuts
Pattern blocks
Egg cartons with 6 divots each
Egg cartons with 10 divots each
Beads
String
Sand
Pom-poms
Cotton balls
Baskets
Index cards
Magazines or newspapers containing pictures of people, animals, or objects
Balls
Computers or calculators
Percussion instruments, kazoos, xylophones and/or keyboards
Jewelry and superhero attire for dress-up
Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
Spoons
Painter’s tape
Yarn
White soap (shavings) or powdered soap
Food coloring
Wax paper
Paper plates
Sand
Medicine droppers
Artificial flowers
Vases (or tall thin containers)

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews

Optional Snacks

“Ants on a Log” (cream cheese or yogurt on celery sticks, topped with raisins)
Gummy bears
Grapes
Pretzel sticks
Bananas
Raisins
Butterfly-shaped crackers
Rice cakes
Finger sandwiches
Animal crackers
“Flowers” (baby carrots or bell pepper slices and cucumber slices)

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Chapter 7 Letter

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PKB Chapter 10

Materials

Chairs
Construction paper
Counters
Cups
Dishes
Doll or stuffed toy
Finger paints
Linking cubes
Napkins
Paper plates
Pipe cleaners
Plastic bags
Play dough
Play food
Red and blue crayons
Small counters
Small objects for sorting
Spoons
Stamps
Strips of paper
Tissue paper

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
More, Fewer, Less by Tana Hoban

Optional Snacks

Rice cake moons and milk
Cheerios
Raisins
Banana slices
Celery sticks
Yogurt or cream cheese
Cherry tomatoes

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Chapter 10 Letter

PKB Chapter 11

Materials

Beads
Bean bags
Bear counters
Counters
Crayons
Dice
Dominoes
Felt board
Felt counters
Hula hoops
Linking cubes
Pipe cleaners
Plastic bags
Removable dot stickers in at least 2 colors
Small containers
Small cups
Small index cards
Small items to sort
Stickers
Water balloons

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
More, Fewer, Less by Tana Hoban

Optional Snacks

Fish crackers
Teddy bear crackers
Banana slices
Dominoes (graham crackers with cream cheese, with each half separated by a thin slice of cheese, and blueberries or other small fruit pieces for domino dots)
Finger sandwiches
Popcorn served in plastic gloves

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Chapter 11 Letter

PKB Chapter 12

Materials

Animal stickers
Bear counters
Construction paper cutouts of rectangles, squares, circles, and triangles of different sizes and colors
Containers to be used as vases
Counters
Feathers
Felt bee cutouts
Felt board
Fishing poles made in Teacher’s Guide PKA Chapter 6, Lesson 3
Food coloring
Googly eyes
Hula hoops
Index cards
Jump ropes
Linking cubes
Pairs of shoes
Paper cups
Paper fish
Pictures of animals or stuffed toys
Pipe cleaners
Plastic eggs or other small objects
Raisins or grapes
Raspberries, mini pretzels, or other snacks students can fit over their fingers
Real or artificial flowers
Red removable stickers
Rounded toothpick or coffee stirrers
Sequins
Shaving cream
Spoons
Tissue paper, cut into 6-in squares

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm
Do You See Me, Bumble Bee? by Audrey Muller
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Optional Snacks

Animal crackers
Foods from Little Red Riding Hood’s picnic basket
Dumplings made from wonton wrappers or rice cereal treats shaped like dog biscuits
Finger sandwiches
Fish crackers
Orange sections
Teddy bear crackers

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Chapter 12 Letter

PKB Chapter 13

Materials

Agility cones
Aluminum foil
Animal counters
Balance scales
Building materials
Capes
Cardboard tubes
Cards with students’ names on them
Chairs
Clothespins
Container
Cotton balls
Counters
Crayons or markers, including blue, red, brown, green, orange, pink, and yellow
Cubes, cylinders, and spheres from geometry sets and manipulative kits
Daubers of different colors
Dice
Dominoes
Drinking straws of two colors
Drums
Dry rice, dried beans, and/or sand
Embroidery hoops
Equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles cut out of paper
Five-divot and ten-divot egg cartons
Fly swatters
Geoboards and rubber bands
Growing plants at different stages
Hula hoops
Jump ropes of different lengths
Lacing cards (square, triangle, and numbers 0 to 10)
Large, dull-tip needles
Lego® or DUPLO® style interlocking blocks
Linking cubes
Magazines to cut up
Modified dice with sides labeled: +1, +1, +1, +2, +2, +2
Musical instruments
Numerous everyday objects that come in pairs
Objects that are the same except for size and/or color
Paper cups
Paper plates
Paper shapes: yellow circle, green square, orange rectangle, and purple triangle
Paper strips of different lengths
Part-whole mats
Pieces of yarn or string of different lengths
Pipe cleaners
Plastic bags
Plastic eggs of different colors
Plastic needles
Play dough
Pool noodles cut into coins
Real-life examples of the cubes, rectangular prisms, cylinders, and spheres
Rough, smooth, soft, and hard objects to create crayon rubbings
Small objects including those with varying textures, sizes, colors/patterns, and relationships
Small objects of obviously different weights, at least 1 per pair of students
Small pieces of fabric
Sorting mats
Square pieces of white paper
Square tile or square paper cutouts of different colors
Squares of large-weave burlap
Stickers of several types
Strawberries
Strips of brown paper
Stuffed toys or bean bags
Toy bats (animals)
Tubs of sand (or access to sandbox)
Two-color counters
Xylophones
Yarn

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Big Shark, Little Shark by Anna Membrino
Big Dog … Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Snow White by The Brothers Grimm
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean

Optional Snacks

“Turtles” made of kiwi slices (body) and green grape halves (head and legs)
Apple slices
Banana or kiwi slices
Carrot sticks
Celery sticks
Cheese sticks
Crackers of different sizes
Fish crackers
Food in the shapes of cubes, cylinders, and spheres, such as cheese cubes, jello cubes, marshmallows, grapes, and puff cereal
Fruits of different colors
Fruits that bats like, such as mangoes, bananas, and avocados
Grapes, red and green
Hard-boiled eggs
Mini cheese balls
Nut-free trail mix
Orange slices
Pretzel sticks and rods
Raisins
Round crackers
Square crackers
Square graham crackers covered with cream cheese and raisins in dice patterns
Strawberries
Triangle and square crackers

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Chapter 13 Letter

PKB Chapter 8

Materials

Animal counters
Beads
Blocks or other building materials
Crayons
Pipe Cleaners
Square tiles or pieces of paper
Stuffed toys

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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None

Storybooks

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Optional Snacks

Multi-colored cereal
Teddy bear crackers
Apples
Pears
Plums
Green and red seedless grapes
Celery sticks, cream cheese and fish crackers

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Chapter 8 Letter

PKB Chapter 9

Materials

Activity cube (see page 16)
Balloons
Boxes or baskets
Bubble soap (dish soap and water)
Cardboard rolls (such as from a roll of paper towels)
Containers to sort into
Craft sticks
Crayons
Cubes of different sizes, such as dice, centimeter cubes, and blocks
Cubes, cylinders, and spheres from geometry sets
Flour
Frozen paint cubes (see page 16)
Geoboards and rubber bands
Googly eyes
Hula hoops
Large chevron
Linking cubes
Modeling clay or play dough
Newspaper strips
Paint
Paper cutouts of triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles
Pictures of a unicycle, bicycle, and tricycle
Pictures of art masterpieces
Pipe cleaners
Plastic or foam cubes of different sizes
Poster board or large piece of art paper
Real-life examples of cubes, cylinders, and spheres
Ribbon
Rounded toothpicks or coffee stirrers
Rulers or straight edges
Small animal counters
Small paper cups
Sponges or pool noodles cut into coins
Units (cubes) from base ten block kits

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

When I Build with Blocks by Niki Alling

Optional Snacks

Cube, cylinder, and sphere-shaped snacks such as marshmallows, grapes, or cheese cubes
Kiwi or watermelon
Ants on a log (celery, peanut butter, and raisins)
Cucumber slices
Pretzel rods
Graham crackers
Square crackers
Wonton triangles
Carrot coins
Banana coins
Square cheese slices

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Chapter 9 Letter

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KA Chapter 1

Materials

Attribute bears
Buttons
Objects with rough and smooth textures
Dice

Suggestions For Lesson 5: Match Things that Go Together

Paper plates, cups, and napkins
Pot and pot lid
Plastic fork, knife, spoon
Toy tools (hammer, screwdriver, etc.)
Comb, hair ribbon, shampoo, hairbrush
Small carton of milk and a paper cup
Baby food jar, small spoon, baby bottle, pacifier
Dog collar, leash, dog toy, dog treat
Bracelet, necklace, earrings
Greeting card, envelope, postage stamp, pen
Box of cereal and cereal bowl
Lunch box, thermos, small plastic bag holding carrots or apple slices
Marker, crayon, art paper
Coat, gloves, winter hat
Sunglasses, beach towel, bathing suit
Can of soup and package of crackers

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Storybooks

Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid
Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss
Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis
Two Eggs, Please by Sarah Weeks

Technology

Classrooms that have tablet devices available can use the camera application to record or document different activities at centers.

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Chapter 1 Letter

KA Chapter 2

Materials

Linking cubes
Beans, beads, bear (or other animal) counters

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Tactile methods of writing numerals

Sandpaper: Cut numerals out of sandpaper with a die-cut machine or by hand and glue them to cardstock. Students can either cover the numerals with paper and make numeral rubbings or just trace the numerals with their fingers.
Whiteboards: Have students write the numerals, then use their index finger to erase.
Writing in a shallow pan:
Filled with sand, rice, or salt
Shaving cream writing
Gelatin or pudding
Finger paint writing
Wikki Stix

Storybooks

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Ducklings by Sally Hopgood
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean and Eric Litwin
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
The Five Senses by Hervé Tullet

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Chapter 2 Letter

KA Chapter 3

Materials

Linking cubes
Beans, beads, bear (or other animal) counters
Objects to be used as bowling pins
Small ball
Pattern blocks

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Tactile methods of writing numerals

Sandpaper: Cut numerals out of sandpaper with a die-cut machine or by hand and glue them to cardstock. Students can either cover the numerals with paper and make numeral rubbings or just trace the numerals with their fingers.
Whiteboards: Have students write the numerals, then use their index finger to erase.
Writing in a shallow pan:
Filled with sand, rice, or salt
Shaving cream writing
Gelatin or pudding
Finger paint writing
Wikki Stix

Storybooks

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree by Betsy Franco
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo LeSieg
Count the Ways, Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London
Albert the Muffin-Maker by Eleanor May
Museum 123 by The New York Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

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Chapter 3 Letter

KA Chapter 4

Materials

Three-dimensional shapes: cuboids (rectangular prisms), cylinders, cubes, and cones
Objects from home that look like one of the 3D shapes: cuboids, pyramids, cylinders, cubes, and cones, such as snack boxes, chip cylinders, cookie tins, etc.
Paper bag or sock
Dominoes
Pipe cleaners or chenille stems
Geoboards
Rubber bands
Index cards
Linking cubes
Pre-cut paper or foam shapes: rectangles, squares, circles, and triangles
Attribute blocks
Pattern blocks
Play dough or salt dough
Tangram sets
Poster paper and markers
Painter’s tape

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Storybooks

The Shape Of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres by Tana Hoban
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone
Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald
I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
Skippyjon Jones Shape Up by Judy Schachner
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Chapter 4 Letter

KA Chapter 5

Materials

Linking cubes
Ribbon or string
Straws
Toothpicks and mini-marshmallows (or clay)
Balance scales
Balloons
Rocks of varying weights, including pumice
Capacity items used to measure:
Water
Sand
Rice
Beans
Seeds (birdseed or flax seed works well)
Water beads
Containers:
Water bottles
Plastic cups
Plastic food containers
Pans and pots
Muffin tins
Jugs
Drink bottles
Snack containers
Small drinking cups
Plastic beakers or cylinders
Plastic tubs
Pails
Ice cube trays

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Storybooks

Tall by Jez Alborough
Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
How Deep is the Sea? by Anna Milbourne
How High is the Sky? by Anna Milbourne
Mighty Maddie by Stuart J. Murphy
How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Drat That Fat Cat! by Pat Thomson
Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Chapter 5 Letter

KA Chapter 6

Materials

Linking cubes
Beans, beads, bear (or other animal) counters
Dice
Playing cards

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Storybooks

More, Fewer, Less by Tana Hoban
Just Enough Carrots by Stuart J. Murphy
Peg + Cat: The Race Car Problem by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson

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Chapter 6 Letter

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KB Chapter 10

Materials

10 objects with several attributes
10 small paper cups
Bags
Bear counters or other counters shaped like objects (bugs, dinosaurs, fruit, vehicles, etc.)
Chalk
Counters
Cups
Dice
Dominoes
Dry erase sleeves
Hula hoops
Linking cubes
Number bond mats
Objects to count
Painter’s tape
Paper plates
Partitioned plate
Picture books
Play dough or clay
Sets of up to 5 objects that are the same except for their color or size
Small ball
Storybooks or magazines
Two-color counters

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Storybooks

Dr. Suess books
Nonfiction nature books
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
How Many Blue Birds Flew Away?: A Counting Book With a Difference by Paul Giganti
Splash by Ann Jonas
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
Elevator Magic by Stuart J. Murphy
Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O’Connell
Skippyjon Jones books by Judy Schachner

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KB Chapter 11

Materials

10-sided die
20 Chart
6-sided die
Counters
Die with modified sides: +, +, +, −, −, −
Dot painters
Drawing tools
Recording sheet
Set of dominoes up to fives
Stickers
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

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Chapter 11 Letter

KB Chapter 12

Materials

10-sided die
3 slightly different sized containers
Art paper
Beads
Blank index cards
Chalk
Clear container or plastic bags
Counters
Craft sticks
Crayons or markers
Desk dividers (box lids or privacy folders)
Dice with modified sides: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Dice with modified sides: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3
Dried beans
Game markers
Glue
Linking cubes
Paint
Pipe cleaners
Small drinking cups
Small objects
Soft ball or bean bag
Strips of construction paper in a variety of colors

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Storybooks

Toasty Toes: Counting by Tens by Michael Dahl
Ants at the Picnic: Counting by Tens by Michael Dahl
Let’s Count to 100 by Masayuki Sebe
One Watermelon Seed by Celia Barker Lottridge
The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley
Ninety-Three in My Family by Erica S. Perl
One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre & Jeff Sayre
Richard Scarry’s Best Counting Book Ever by Richard Scarry
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
Lots of Ladybugs by Michael Dahl

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Chapter 12 Letter

KB Chapter 13

Materials

Art paper
Brass fasteners (brads)
Cardstock
Classroom game board
Crayons or markers
Demonstration clock
Dice
Geared clocks
Paper plates
Ruler
Yardstick

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Storybooks

Telling Time With Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper, Barry Moser, and Cara Moser
The Clock Struck One: A Time-Telling Tale by Trudy Harris and Carrie Hartman
It’s About Time by Stuart Murphy
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth
Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt
What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

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Chapter 13 Letter

KB Chapter 14

Materials

Cardboard
Coin rubbing cards as described on page 230 of Teacher’s Guide KB
Crayons
Cup or can
Dice, regular and modified with sides labeled: 1¢, 1¢, 5¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢
Dimes
Magnifying glasses
Nickels
Objects to label with price tags
Pennies
Price tags/labels
Quarters
Rubber cement

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Storybooks

Jenny Found a Penny by Trudy Harris
The Great Pet Sale by Mick Inkpen
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen and Adam Doyle
The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

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Chapter 14 Letter

KB Chapter 7

Materials

Chalk
Counters
Crayons, markers, paint daubers, or stickers
Dice
Dominoes
Finger paint
Gelatin or pudding
Linking cubes
Painter’s tape
Paper plates
Sand, rice, or salt
Sandpaper
Scrabble letters
Shallow pan
Shaving cream
Small objects such as beads, crayons, pasta, shells, or small erasers
Whiteboards
Wikki Stix
Wooden blocks

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Storybooks

More, Fewer, Less by Tana Hoban
Piglets Playing: Counting from 11 to 20 by Megan Atwood
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang
1 to 20, Animals Aplenty by Katie Viggers
Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Suess

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Chapter 7 Letter

KB Chapter 8

Materials

10 empty water bottles
10-sided die
Attribute bears
Bags or baskets
Beads
Blank index cards
Construction paper
Counters
Crayons, markers, or paint daubers
Cups
Dice
Dominoes
Dry erase markers
Hexagon shape, such as a pattern block, that can be traced
Items with a round face students can trace
Large hula hoops
Linking cubes
Painter’s tape
Pipe cleaners (chenille stems)
Pool noodle
Small ball
Stickers
Strips of construction paper in a variety of colors
Traffic cones
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Any picture book provides opportunities to create a number story from images on the page
Quack and Count by Keith Baker
Ten Friends by Bruce Goldstone
Domino Addition by Lynette Long
Ten for Me by Barbara Mariconda
Ten Monkey Jamboree by Dianne Ochiltree
Mice Mischief: Math Facts in Action by Caroline Stills
One More Bunny: Adding from One to Ten by Rick Walton

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Chapter 8 Letter

KB Chapter 9

Materials

Art materials such as dot painters, stickers, or stamps
Chalk
Classroom game board
Counters
Crayons or dry erase markers
Cup
Deck of playing cards
Dice
Large cube-shaped box
Linking cubes
Modified die with sides labeled 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2
Number bond mats
Painter’s tape
Paper plates
Pattern blocks
Recording device
Storybooks or magazines
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Any picture book provides opportunities to create a number story from images on the page

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Chapter 9 Letter

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1A Chapter 1

Materials

Counters
Playing cards
Paper plates
Pebble or other hopscotch marker
Sidewalk chalk
Painter’s tape
Linking cubes
Stickers or bingo daubers
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree by Betsy Franco
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
Count the Ways, Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Museum 123 by The New York Metropolitan Museum Of Art

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Chapter 1 Letter

1A Chapter 2

Materials

Two-color counters
Cups
3 large hula hoops
Sidewalk chalk
Painter’s tape
Paper plates
Colored pencils or crayons
Dice, 6-sided or 10-sided
Playing cards
Linking cubes
Dried beans
Blocks
Dominoes
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Chapter 2 Letter

1A Chapter 3

Materials

Linking cubes
Sticky notes (2 different colors)
Dry erase markers
Two-color counters
Dry erase sleeves
Counters in a variety of shapes and colors
Cups or buckets
Blank dice
Regular dice
Game board
Sidewalk chalk
Paper plates
Painter’s tape
Picture book or magazine
Index cards or construction paper
10-sided die
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Quack and Count by Keith Baker
Ten Friends by Bruce Goldstone
Domino Addition by Lynette Long
Ten for Me by Barbara Mariconda
Ten Monkey Jamboree by Dianne Ochiltree
Mice Mischief: Math Facts in Action by Caroline Stills
One More Bunny: Adding from One to Ten by Rick Walton

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Chapter 3 Letter

1A Chapter 4

Materials

Sticky notes, 2 different colors
Two-color counters
Dice, 6-sided or 10-sided
Playing cards
Blank dice
Dry erase sleeves
Game markers
Linking cubes
Counters in a variety of shapes and colors
Index cards or construction paper
Sidewalk chalk
Painter’s tape
Game board
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Dr. Suess books
Nonfiction nature books
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean and Eric Litwin
How Many Blue Birds Flew Away?: A Counting Book with a Difference by Paul Giganti, Jr.
Splash! by Ann Jonas
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
Elevator Magic by Stuart J. Murphy
Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O’Connell
Skippyjon Jones books by Judy Schachner

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Chapter 4 Letter

1A Chapter 5

Materials

Sidewalk chalk
Paper plates
Painter’s tape
Pebble or hopscotch marker
Straws
Linking cubes
Two-color counters
Plastic baggies
Classroom items such as rubber bands, erasers, markers, or other manipulatives
Playing cards
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

Piglets Playing: Counting from 11 to 20 by Megan Atwood
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang
1 to 20, Animals Aplenty by Katie Viggers

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Chapter 5 Letter

1A Chapter 6

Materials

Dice
Counters
Linking cubes
Playing cards
Index cards
10-sided die, numbered 11 to 20
Sidewalk chalk
Painter’s tape
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

The Mission of Addition by Brian P. Cleary
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
What’s New at the Zoo? by Suzanne Slade

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Chapter 6 Letter

1A Chapter 7

Materials

Dice
Counters, including two-color counters
Linking cubes
Playing cards
Shopping lists for classroom items (create per sample on page 183)
Regular paper cut into quarters
Index cards or construction paper
Game board
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Mission of Addition by Brian P. Cleary
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
What’s New at the Zoo? by Suzanne Slade
Where’s Waldo? Series by Martin Handford
Where is Moshi? Series by Moshi Moshi Kawaii
I Spy Series by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
Can You See What I See? Series by Walter Wick
Hey Seymour! Series by Walter Wick

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Chapter 7 Letter

1A Chapter 8

Materials

Boxes and cylinders such as shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.
Pieces of square paper, white and colored
Black construction paper
Art paper
White crayons
Pattern blocks
Attribute blocks
Colored paper
Yarn or string
Glue
Circles cut out of colored paper
Whiteboards

Note: Materials for Activities will be listed in detail in each lesson.

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Storybooks

The Shape Of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres by Tana Hoban
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Three Pigs, One Wolf, Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone
Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald
I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
Skippyjon Jones: Shape Up by Judy Schachner
Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

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Chapter 8 Letter

1A Chapter 9

Materials

Index cards
Two-color counters
Art paper and markers, crayons, or paint
Pattern Chains made in Chapter 8: Lesson 2
Whiteboards

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None

Storybooks

Picture or board books showing several events
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
20 Hungry Piggies by Trudy Harris
Albert the Muffin-Maker by Eleanor May
Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

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Chapter 9 Letter

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1B Chapter 10

Materials

3-ft long pieces of ribbon, string, or yarn
3-ft long strips of cardboard
Beans
Classroom objects
Construction paper
Craft sticks
Dot stickers
Glue
Linking cubes
Paper clips
Paper squares
Ribbon, string, or yarn
Scissors
Stickers
Straight edges
Uncooked macaroni
Whiteboards

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None

Storybooks

Counting on Frank by Rod Clement
How Big is it? A Big Book All About BIGNESS by Ben Hillman
Twice My Size by Adrian Mitchell
How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller
How Big is Big? by Gretel Watson

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Chapter 10 Letter

1B Chapter 11

Materials

Counting bears or other shaped counters
Double 6 or double 9 dominoes
Linking cubes
Non-transparent bag
Painter’s tape
Sticky notes
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Almost any book offering comparison situations could be used in this chapter, such as:

One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl
Comparing Numbers! by M.W. Penn
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

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Chapter 11 Letter

1B Chapter 12

Materials

Bags with less than 40 items in them
Counters
Dice
Highlighters
Linking cubes
Page protectors or dry erase sleeves
Place-value strips
Rubber bands
Straws or craft sticks
Whiteboards

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Chapter 12 Letter

1B Chapter 13

Materials

10-sided dice
Counters
Dice
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Linking cubes
Whiteboards

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Chapter 13 Letter

1B Chapter 14

Materials

Colored pencils or markers
Counters
Craft sticks
Dice
Dot paper or graph paper
Dry erase markers
Linking cubes
Rubber bands
Small plates
Whiteboards

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Number Cards

Storybooks

Books about Multiplication

Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes
Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong
Corkscrew Counts: A Story About Multiplication by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen
Counting Sheep by Julie Glass
How Do You Count a Dozen Ducklings? by Seon Chae
Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale by Ruby Dee
Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Count on Pablo by Barbara deRubertis

Books about Division

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
A Remainder of One by Elinor Pinczes
The Great Divide by Suzanne Slade
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld

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Chapter 14 Letter

1B Chapter 15

Materials

Dice or spinners
Foods that can be cut into equal pieces such as oranges, bars, or cakes
Paper plates (or circles cut from construction paper)
Paper shapes
Paper shapes cut into halves and fourths
Paper strips
Pattern blocks
Scissors
Sheets of rectangular paper
Sheets of square paper
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Mary Clare Likes to Share by Joy Hulme
The Wishing Club: A Story About Fractions by Donna Jo Napoli
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld

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Chapter 15 Letter

1B Chapter 16

Materials

“Hello, my name is” name tags
10-sided die
6 full-size pool noodles
Balloons
Counters
Dry erase markers
Game markers
Linking cubes
Page protectors or dry erase sleeves
Paper plates
Place-value chart with tens and ones
Place-value organizer
Place-value strips
Playing cards
Recording sheet with all students’ names
Sand timer
Straws and rubber bands
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Let’s Count to 100! by Masayuki Sebe
One Watermelon Seed by Celia Barker Lottridge
The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson
Ninety-Three in My Family by Erica S. Perl
One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre & Jeff Sayre
Richard Scarry’s Best Counting Book Ever by Richard Scarry

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Chapter 16 Letter

1B Chapter 17

Materials

Counters
Game markers
Linking cubes
Playing cards
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
Anno’s Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

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Chapter 17 Letter

1B Chapter 18

Materials

Demonstration clock with geared hands
Index cards
Linking cubes
Paper plates
Paper strips
Playing cards
Small clocks with geared hands
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Around the Clock by Roz Chast
I.Q., It’s Time by Mary Ann Fraser
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper
The Clock Struck One: A Time-Telling Tale by Trudy Harris
What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

Books with time beyond hours and minutes:

A Second, a Minute, a Week with Days in It: A Book about Time by Brian P. Cleary
A Second Is a Hiccup by Hazel Hutchins
Me Counting Time: From Seconds to Centuries by Joan Sweeney

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Chapter 18 Letter

1B Chapter 19

Materials

10-sided die
Bags
Objects with price tags
Play $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills
Play quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
Price tabs
U.S. quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
Whiteboard

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Storybooks

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many? by Brian P. Cleary
A Dollar For Penny by Julie Glass
Jenny Found a Penny by Trudy Harris
The Great Pet Sale by Mick Inkpen
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen
The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

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Chapter 19 Letter

Grade 1 Graduation Certificate

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Grade 2A

Chapter 1

Materials

Base ten blocks
Place-value discs
Place-value organizers
Play money
Rubber bands
Straws

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Number Cards 1 to 100 | Download PDF
Place-value Cards | Download PDF
Count by Ones or Tens Game Cards | Download PDF
Two-Digit Find Your Match Cards | Download PDF
Three-Digit Find Your Match Cards | Download PDF

Storybooks

Place Value by David A. Adler
Earth Day — Hooray by Stuart J. Murphy
Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens by Cindy Neuschwanderz

Chapter 2

Materials

Linking cubes
Game board from the classroom
Art paper
Playing cards
Index cards or construction paper
Markers or crayons
Paper strips in 2 colors
Play money

Blackline Masters

Addition and Subtraction to 10 Fact Cards | Download PDF
Addition and Subtraction to 20 Fact Cards | Download PDF
Alligator Cards | Download PDF
Number Cards | Download PDF

Storybooks

The Mission of Addition by Brian P. Cleary
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
What’s New at the Zoo? by Suzanne Slade

Chapter 3

Materials

Graph paper
Paper strips
Place-value discs
Place-value organizers

Blackline Masters

Add ’em Up 2 Numbers | Download PDF
Add ’em Up Number Cards | Download PDF
Add ’em Up 3 Numbers | Download PDF
Add ’em Up 4 Numbers | Download PDF
Greatest Difference Board | Download PDF
Number Cards | Download PDF

Chapter 4

Materials

12-in rulers
30-cm rulers
Centimeter cubes
Linking cubes
Measuring tapes
Meter sticks
Paper clips
Ribbons or string, at least 3 m long
Stickers
Strips of paper less than 30 cm long
Whiteboard
Yardsticks

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12-inch Ruler | Download PDF
Centimeter Ruler | Download PDF

Storybooks

Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
How Long or How Wide? A Measuring Guide by Brian P. Cleary
How Long? (Wacky Comparisons) by
Jessica Gunderson
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy
How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz

Chapter 5

Materials

1-kg weights
1-lb weights
Pennies (in rolls and loose)
Balance scales showing kg and lb
1-g weights
Linking cubes
Objects weighing about 1 kg
Objects weighing about 1 lb
Objects weighing about 1 g
Classroom objects to weigh, including pens and pencils
Zipper bags of various sizes
Dried beans
Whiteboards

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Shisima Game Board | Download PDF

Storybooks

Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy
Mighty Maddie by Stuart J. Murphy
Weight by Henry Pluckrose
Me and the Measure of Things by Joan
Sweeney

Chapter 6

Materials

12 items to be shared
Counters
Craft sticks (optional)
Paper, at least 12 cm long
Small plates
Whiteboards

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Score Sheet | Download PDF

Storybooks

How Do You Count a Dozen Ducklings? by Seon Chae
Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale by Ruby Dee
Counting Sheep by Julie Glass
Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Corkscrew Counts: A Story About Multiplication by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen
A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes

Chapter 7

Materials

Counters
Index cards
Construction paper (optional)
Multiplication fact cards made by students in this chapter
Paper plates
Sticky notes
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Array Dot Card — 2s | Download PDF
Array Dot Card — 5s | Download PDF
Array Dot Card — 10s | Download PDF
Division by 2 Fact Cards | Download PDF
Kaboom Cards | Download PDF
Multiplication Chart — 2 | Download PDF
Multiplication Chart — 5 | Download PDF
Multiplication Chart — 10 | Download PDF
Multiplication Squares 2–5–10 Game Board | Download PDF

Storybooks

Lots of Ladybugs by Michael Dahl
Count on Pablo by Barbara deRubertis
Minnie’s Diner by Dayle Ann Dodds
The Great Divide by Dayle Ann Dodds
How Many Feet in the Bed? by Diane Johnston Hamm
2 × 2 = Boo!: A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories by Loreen Leedy
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes

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2B Chapter 10

Materials

100 pennies (counted out)
10-sided dice
Bags
Classroom items labeled with cost less than $10
Newspapers and/or magazines
Paper bag
Price tags
Real $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills
Real pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Play coins and bills
Recording sheets
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money by Amy Axelrod
A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many? by Brian P. Cleary
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins
The Lunch Line by Karen Berman Nagel
The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

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Chapter 10 Letter

2B Chapter 11

Materials

Colored pencils
Construction paper
Crayons or markers
Fraction tiles
Fraction circles
Geometric shapes
Googly eyes
Paper shapes
Pattern blocks
Round paper plates or papers
Scissors
Square paper, such as Origami paper
Square pieces of blank paper
Strips of paper (strips handed out in individual lessons should be of equal length)
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

A Fraction’s Goal — Parts of a Whole by Brian P. Cleary
Full House by Dayle Ann Dodds
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld
Mary Clare Likes to Share by Joy Hulme
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! by Stuart J. Murphy
The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein
The Wishing Club by Donna Jo Napoli and Anna Currey

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Chapter 11 Letter

2B Chapter 12

Materials

Chalk
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Glue
Painter’s tape
Paper plates
Recording sheet listing all students in the class
Strips of paper
Student clocks with geared hands
Demonstration clock
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Around the Clock by Roz Chast
A Second, a Minute, a Week with Days in It by Brian P. Cleary
I.Q. It’s Time by Mary Ann Frazer
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper
The Clock Struck One by Trudy Harris
A Second is a Hiccup by Hazel Hutchings
What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra
Me Counting Time: From Seconds to Centuries by Joan Sweeney

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Chapter 12 Letter

2B Chapter 13

Materials

1-gallon jugs
1-liter beakers or measuring cups
1-liter bottles
2-gallon buckets
2-liter bottles with tops cut off and labels removed
Containers to hold liquid such as buckets/pails, drink bottles, jars, jugs, measuring cups, a large thermos, and a watering can
Dry goods to measure such as sand, rice, or bird seed
Large plastic drinking cups
Large sponges
Recording sheets
Small paper cups
Small pitchers (at least 2 different sizes) that students can easily handle when filled
Water
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

None

Storybooks

Mathstart: Room For Ripley by Stuart J. Murphy
Pastry School in Paris: An Adventure in Capacity by Cindy Neuschwander
Capacity by Henry Pluckrose

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Chapter 13 Letter

2B Chapter 14

Materials

Crayons or markers
Recording sheets
Sticky notes
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 14 Letter

2B Chapter 15

Materials

Crayons or colored pencils
Geoboards
Geometric solids shape sets
Large paper shapes including quadrilaterals, rectangles, circles, semicircles, quarter-circles, triangles, pentagons, and hexagons
Music
Painter’s tape
Paper
Paper clip
Paper squares
Pattern blocks
Round paper plates or paper circles
Rubber bands
Ruler
Scissors
Shape cards including quadrilaterals, rectangles, circles, semicircles, quarter-circles, triangles, pentagons, and hexagons
Tangram shapes
Three-dimensional solids such as canisters, boxes, soccer balls, party hats, dice, and frisbees
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

The Shape Of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders and Spheres by Tana Hoban
Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald
Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Skippyjon Jones: Shape Up by Judy Schachner
I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait

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Chapter 15 Letter

2B Chapter 8

Materials

10-sided dice
Counters or linking cubes
Die with modified sides labeled: 97, 97, 98, 98, 99, 99
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Index cards
Recording sheet
Place-value discs
Playing cards
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Math Curse by Jon Scieszka

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Chapter 8 Letter

2B Chapter 9

Materials

Construction paper
Counters
Craft punches/hole punches
Dot stickers
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Fly swatters or bean bags
Glue
Index cards
Markers or crayons
Modified die with sides labeled: 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 10
Paper
Paper plates
Pebble
Recording sheet
Sidewalk chalk or painter’s tape
Sticky notes
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Math Attack! by Joan Horton
2 × 2 = Boo! by Loreen Leedy
Bean Thirteen by Matthew McElligot
Divide and Ride by Stuart J. Murphy
Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do! by Stuart J. Murphy

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Chapter 9 Letter

Grade 2 Graduation Certificate

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3A Chapter 1

Materials

10-sided dice
Blank paper
Chalk or painter’s tape
Counters
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Name tags with decomposed numbers written on them
Note cards, folded in half with multiples of 10 to 100: 0, 10, 20, 30, … 90, 100
Note cards, folded in half with multiples of 100 to 1,000: 0, 100, 200, 300, … 900, 1,000
Place-value discs
Recording sheet listing names of all students in the class
Rubber bands
Straws or craft sticks, 200–300 per group of four students
String or yarn, 12 feet
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

Place Value by David A. Adler
Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
How Big is a Million by Anna Milbourn
Earth Day — Hooray by Stuart J. Murphy
Really Big Numbers by Richard Evan Schwartz

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Chapter 1 Letter

3A Chapter 2

Materials

Art paper
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Game markers
Two different color strips of paper of the same length for each student
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 2 Letter

3A Chapter 3

Materials

10-sided die
3-minute timer
Dry erase markers
Place-value discs
Playing cards
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 3 Letter

3A Chapter 4

Materials

Counters
Dice
Die with modified sides: 0 in place of 6
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Half-inch graph paper
Multiplication and division fact cards for 0 to 5
Paper plates with the center cut out
Plastic bags
Recording sheet
Strips of paper
Two-color counters
Whistle
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

The Multiplying Menace Divides by Paul Calvert
The Great Divide by Dayle Ann Dodds
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes
One Hundred Angry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

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Chapter 4 Letter

3A Chapter 5

Materials

Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Paper clips
Pencils
Place-value discs
Playing cards
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 5 Letter

3A Chapter 6

Materials

Bags
Base ten blocks (tens and ones)
Counters
Die with modified sides: 0 in place of 6
Die with modified sides: “roll again” in place of 6
Division fact cards (students will make these in the Chapter Opener)
Index cards
Place-value discs
Recording sheet

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 6 Letter

3A Chapter 7

Materials

Crayons or markers
Rulers
Sticky notes

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 7 Letter

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3B Chapter 10

Materials

Blank paper
Colored pencils
Dry erase sleeve
Fraction tiles or fraction circles
Light colored dry erase marker
Ruler
Strips of paper of equal length
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 10 Letter

3B Chapter 11

Materials

1,000 mL beakers
500 mL beakers
Centimeter rulers
Chalk or painter’s tape
Inch rulers
Index cards
Items that weigh between 1 kg and 5 kg
Large pieces of butcher paper
Measuring tape
Meter sticks
Platform scales measuring in metric units
Small paper cups
Teaspoons
Water
Water bottles (1/2 liter)
Weight sets
Yardsticks
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Measurement Match Cards

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 11 Letter

3B Chapter 12

Materials

Brads or fasteners
Cardstock, cardboard, or foam strips (or geostrips)
Classroom rulers (inch and centimeter)
Compass
Dot paper
Geoboards
Half sheet of paper
Pipe cleaners
Rubber bands
Set squares
Straightedges
Straws cut to the lengths 10 cm, 8 cm, 6 cm, and 5 cm
Tangram sets
Yardsticks or meter sticks
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 12 Letter

3B Chapter 13

Materials

1-in square tiles or pieces of paper
10-sided dice
4″ × 6″ index cards
6-sided dice
Centimeter ruler
Dry erase markers in 2 colors
Dry erase sleeve
Graph paper
Rectangular towels or blankets of different but similar sizes
Scissors
Toothpicks or craft sticks
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 13 Letter

3B Chapter 14

Materials

Clock with a second hand
Demonstration clock
Stopwatch or timer
Student clocks with geared hands
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

Letters Home

Chapter 14 Letter

3B Chapter 15

Materials

10-sided die
Bag of random coins
Blank recording sheet
Newspaper circulars
Play coins and bills
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

Letters Home

Chapter 15 Letter

3B Chapter 8

Materials

Blank paper
Index cards
Paper plates with the center cut out
Place-value disks
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

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Chapter 8 Letter

3B Chapter 9

Materials

1-meter strips of paper or adding machine tape
Different length strips of paper or adding machine tape
Dry erase markers
Fractions tiles for fifths, eighths, and tenths
Paper strip or adding tape that is at least 12 in long
String
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 9 Letter

Grade 3 Graduation Certificate

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4A Chapter 1

Materials

10-sided die
Bag
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Place-value discs
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

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Chapter 1 Letter

4A Chapter 2

Materials

10-sided die
Counters
Dry erase sleeves
Index cards
Place-value discs
Scratch paper
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 2 Letter

4A Chapter 3

Materials

10-sided die, 2
Colored pencils
Counters
Deck of cards with face cards removed
Dry erase markers
Dry erase sleeves
Flash cards with a multiplication expression on one side and the product on the other side
Markers
Square tiles, 12 for each student
Two-color counters
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 3 Letter

4A Chapter 4

Materials

10-sided die
Deck of cards with face cards removed
Dry erase markers
Place-value discs
Place-value organizer
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 4 Letter

4A Chapter 5

Materials

Dry erase markers
Place-value discs
Play money
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 5 Letter

4A Chapter 6

Materials

Dry erase markers
Fraction bars or fifths
Index cards
Pattern blocks
Ruler or straightedge
String
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 6 Letter

4A Chapter 7

Materials

Dry erase markers
Fraction circles or bars
Fraction manipulatives
Pattern blocks
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 7 Letter

4A Chapter 8

Materials

10-sided die, 3
Bags, 3
Beans or markers to cover bingo numbers
Dry erase markers
Fraction bars
Fraction manipulatives
Hula hoops
Meter stick
Paper circles, 6
Recording sheet
Slips of paper, 3 per student
Small bean bags or other small, soft objects, 12
Two-color counters
Whiteboards
Yarn

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Storybooks

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Chapter 8 Letter

4A Chapter 9

Materials

Dry erase markers
Newspapers or magazines
Ruler or straightedge
Set of data
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 9 Letter

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4B Chapter 10

Materials

1-cup and 1-quart measuring cups
1-ft rulers
1-liter measuring cups
10-ft measuring tapes
3-ft stripes of paper, or ribbon
Analog clock
Chalk
Empty Bottles
Items that weight between 1–5 pounds
Meter sticks
Platform scales measuring customary units
Platform scales measuring metric units
Rulers with centimeter and inch markings
Whiteboards
Yardsticks

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 10 Letter

4B Chapter 11

Materials

1-ft ruler
1-ft square papers
Dry erase markers, 2 colors
Dry erase sleeve
Toothpicks
Whiteboards
Yardsticks

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 11 Letter

4B Chapter 12

Materials

1-ft paper strips
Brown paper bag
Counters
Deck of cards
Dry erase markers, 2 colors
Dry erase sleeve
Meter sticks
Newspaper Advertising Circulars
Place-value cards
Place-value discs
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 12 Letter

4B Chapter 13

Materials

10-sided die
Counters
Deck of cards
Place-value discs
Play bills, pennies, dimes
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 13 Letter

4B Chapter 14

Materials

10-sided die
Place-value discs
Play bills and coins
Take-out menus from restaurants
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 14 Letter

4B Chapter 15

Materials

Chalk
Demonstration protractor
Dry erase markers, 2 colors
Dry erase sleeves
Hula hoops
Paper
Set squares
Straightedges or rulers
Student protractors
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 15 Letter

4B Chapter 16

Materials

Colored pencils
Compass
Grid paper
Paper
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Set Squares
Whiteboards

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Storybooks

None

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Chapter 16 Letter

4B Chapter 17

Materials

Colored markers
Cubes
Cuboids (rectangular prisms)
Grid paper
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Set Squares
Shipping boxes with lids/tops
Square Cards
Tape
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

Storybooks

None

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Chapter 17 Letter

Grade 4 Graduation Certificate

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5A Chapter 1

Dry erase markers
Ten-sided dice
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 1 Letter

5A Chapter 2

Materials

Dry-erase markers
Deck of playing cards with face cards removed
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 2 Letter

5A Chapter 3

Materials

Place-value discs
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 3 Letter

5A Chapter 4

Materials

Dry erase sleeves
Paper strips
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 4 Letter

5A Chapter 5

Materials

Beans or markers
Counters
Fraction manipulatives
Index cards
Strips of paper
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 5 Letter

5A Chapter 6

Materials

Counters
Die
Index cards
Paper clips
Pattern blocks
Paper strips
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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Chapter 6 Letter

5A Chapter 7

Materials

Construction paper
Graph paper
Measuring tape
Measuring tools, for example: yardstick, meter stick, ruler, measuring cup, pint, quart, liter, and gallon containers, balance scale, food scale, analog clock, etc.
Ruler
Set square or straight edge
Square pieces of paper
Whiteboards

Blackline Masters

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