Manipulatives List: Grade 1
	Following are the manipulatives for Grade One. There are several categories of manipulatives listed here: Manufactured Manipulatives: a list of each of the manipulatives needed to implement fully the Math Trailblazers curriculum. Many of these manipulatives may be available already in your classroom or school.
	Manipulatives which you need can be purchased: in kit form from Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company; in a kit configuration which allows sharing between classrooms from Kendall/Hunt; or as individual items from your manipulatives supplier. Please contact Kendall/Hunt directly for additional information. Other materials are needed for the successful implementation of the Math Trailblazers curriculum for the entire year. These materials are listed in three categories to aid in planning for the year: Consumables (edible or one-use items such as beans, paper cups, etc.) Collectibles (throwaway items such as magazines, egg cartons, jars, etc.) School Supplies (items usually available in classrooms such as tape, glue, markers, etc.)
	Manipulatives for Math Trailblazers Grade 1 Manufactured Manipulative, Classroom Number per Group TOTAL per Classroom of 30 Students 100 chart, large, poster-size 1 per classroom 1 calculator, MathMate or equivalent 1 per student 30 connecting cubes 50 per student 1500 connecting links 50 per student 1500 cube, 1-inch 1 per student pair 15 easel paper, 1-inch square grid 1 per classroom 1 Mr. O 1 per student 30 pattern blocks, overhead 1 set pattern blocks, plastic 1000 ramp 1 1 ruler, cm/inch, transparent 1 for classroom use at the overhead 1 spinners, clear plastic 1 per student pair 15 square-inch tiles, colored 25 per student 750 square-inch tiles, overhead 1 set per classroom 1 set *wall chart, laminated: data tables & graph 1 set per classroom 1
	*The wall chart is available through Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ISBN 0-7872-0762-4.
	Additional Materials or Equipment Needed for Math Trailblazers Grade 1 Consumable Materials Number Required bags, paper 3 per student pair bags, plastic 1 per student pair beans 2-pound container per classroom 100 baby limas per student pair 40 large beans per student pair 80 small beans per student pair cereal, colored 1 box per classroom
	Collectible Materials Number Required balls 1 per student pair bowl, large, and 2 large containers 3 total "large containers or bowls" per classroom boxes (tissue, cereal, etc.) 1 per student pair cup and saucer 1 of each per classroom cylindrical objects 10-20 per student pair egg cartons 1 per student pair jars 2 same-size jars per classroom key 1 per classroom magazines, newspapers, and food ads measuring cup, 1/4 1 per classroom paper cups, large 1 per student pair pennies, nickels, dimes 40-50 pennies per student pair 8 nickels per student pair 5 dimes per student pair scoop (a scoop that holds an appropriate number of baby lima beans e.g., 40 to 70 beans for students to count) 1 per classroom string 1 ball of white string or yarn and 1 ball of black or brown string or yarn toilet paper core 1 per student pair toothpicks 12 per student or 360 per class (1 box of 500) toy cars 5 per classroom
	School Supplies Number Required classroom calendar, large 1 per classroom construction paper 1-2 pads (multicolored) per classroom easel paper 1 pad per classroom envelopes 5 per student hole puncher, hand-held 1-2 per classroom index cards, 3- by 5-inch 7 per student pair (100 or 150 per classroom) paint and paintbrushes 1 of each per student ruler, cm/in 1 per student self-adhesive notes, 3-inch-square 1 per student (1 pad of 100)
	The following supplies are used throughout the year: colored pencils crayons glue or paste markers paper clips scissors tape
	NOTE: Above text taken from Math Trailblazers Teacher Implementation Guide (TIG) Copyright © 1997 by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. Used with permission. Copyright © 1999 Institute for Mathematics and Science Education. All rights reserved. UIC—University of Illinois at Chicago