Suggested Math Materials

Grade 1 Mathematics
Suggested Mathematics Materials

Suggested and additional materials for the grade 1 mathematics curriculum are below.  The list is provided as a reference in response to requests for ideas and suggestions. "Suggested" materials are those that would be most helpful during instruction and should be considered for purchase first.  "Additional" materials are supplementary and should be considered for purchase after "suggested" materials. The listed materials can also be supplemented by black-line masters and virtual manipulatives available on the Resource Bank. 

Suggested Materials for Grade 1 Mathematics:

• 10-sided dice Links to an external site. 
• two-color counters Links to an external site.
• Various counters such as bear counters Links to an external site.
• 120 chart 
• pocket 120 hundred chart kit Links to an external site.
• wall number line through 120 Links to an external site.
• student number lines Download student number lines
• number balance Links to an external site.
• Cuisenaire rods Links to an external site.
• ten frames, blank and filled in Download ten frames, blank and filled in
• dominoes Links to an external site. or domino cards
• number cubes Links to an external site. or number cards Download number cards
  
• dice Links to an external site.
• snap cubes Links to an external site./unifix cubes Links to an external site. (groupable base ten models)
• base ten models (through hundreds), base-ten blocks Links to an external site., paper base-ten blocks Download paper base-ten blocks
• place value chart Links to an external site. and/or place value flip Links to an external site.
• number tiles Links to an external site.
• clocks Links to an external site. or paper clock faces Download paper clock faces
• pattern blocks Links to an external site.
• geoboards Links to an external site.
• tangrams Links to an external site. 
• anglegs Links to an external site.
• attribute blocks Links to an external site.
• 3D shapes Links to an external site.

Additional Suggestions for Grade 1 Mathematics:

• place value dice Links to an external site.
• magnetic ten frames Links to an external site.
• ten frames activity dice Links to an external site.
• wipe and write boards with template Links to an external site.
• graph paper on a roll Links to an external site.
• calculators Links to an external site.
• sorting circles Links to an external site.
• digi-blocks Links to an external site.
• make your own number cubes, plastic or wooden Links to an external site.
• magnetic anything (pattern blocks, base ten, etc), one example: variety pack Links to an external site.
• triangle flash cards Links to an external site. or printable Download printable
• transparent chips Links to an external site. (for games)
• dry erase boards Links to an external site.
• page protectors Links to an external site. (for games)

 

 * Materials are linked to vendor website for reference purposes only. Links may connect with individual or class sets of materials. Best prices for any resource may be found on another site.

The Resource Bank within this Canvas course provides a variety of PDF manipulatives as well as links to virtual manipulatives.

Products and prices vary by vendor.  Links are not endorsements of specific vendors. Links are provided for convenience. 

 

• Hand 2 Mind Links to an external site.
• EAI Education Links to an external site.
• Lakeshore Learning Links to an external site.

 

 

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