APPENDIX

Glossary ofMaterials All items in this section are coded with an asterisk C') in the

materials section in the text.

CERAMIC TILES1" tiles used for tiling bathrooms andkitchens. (Listed in the yellow pagesunder Tile, Ceramic. Call the contrac-tors and ask them if you can havetheir odds and ends.) Quantityneeded: 500-600 of one color.

COUNTING TAPERecord the counting sequence with aone-second interval between eachnumber on three tapes:Tape Side Counting sequence

1 A: 1-5B: 1-6

2 A: 1-7B: 1-8

3 A: 1-9B: 1-10

Children having difficulty countingcan listen to the appropriate tape andcount out groups of wooden cubes.

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COMMON OBJECTSObjects commonly found around thehouse. The word identifying the ob-ject should be written on a piece ofmasking tape. Real objects, not plas-tic substitutes or toys, should beused: A baby's shoe, a bar of soap, abox of crayons taped shut, a can oftuna fish, a small notebook, a roll oftape, a small bottle of glue, a rock,an onion, etc. Quantity needed:15-20.

COUNTING CUPS"Portion cups" W' high X 2" indiameter. Sold in supply stores(listed in the yellow pages underJanitor's Supplies or RestaurantEquipment and Supplies). Inex-pensive. Quantity needed: 1 box of250 for jewels; 2 boxes of 3-oz cupsfor base ten place value activities.

DOT CHARTPiece of tag board 30 cm X 90 cmor 12" X 36", cardboard backing andacetate overlay (from art supplystores). Draw dots approximately 1 '!apart with a black marking pen onthe tag board. Cover the tagboard withacetate and attach with masking tapeto the cardboard backing. Quantityneeded: one.

DOT PATTERN CARDSA set of CARDS (6 cm X 20 cm or21f2 X 8") with dot patterns. Eachcard should be a different patternand the set should contain a varietyof levels of difficulty so that childrenhave a range of levels from which toselect. Quantity needed: 20-25 cards.

DOT TO DOT TEMPLATESSimple designs on 211/2cm X 28 cmor 8W' X 11" tagboard which formsa dot to dot picture when completedby the child. Cut a hole with a pair ofmanicuring scissors where each num-ber goes. On one side put numbersabove each hole and on the otherside put the dots above each hole.This gives children a choice of levelswhen working with this material.Quantity needed: 10 different designs.(Available from the Center for Innova-tion in Education)

GEOBOARDSBoards, 20 cm or 8" square (size canbe larger or smaller) with 25 nails ina 5 X 5 array. May be purchased orteacher made. (Use the geoboardpaper, Worksheet 17, as a modelfor hammering nails.) Quantityneeded: 16 or more.

GEOMETRIC SHAPES FOR THEOVERHEAD PROJECTOR

Cut from a plastic lid and coloredwith permanent marking pens. (Pat-tern on Worksheet 20.) Quantityneeded: 1 set.

EGG CARTON GRAPHING BOARDCut the lid off each Styrofoam eggcarton and rubber cement the bottomportion to a 10 cm X 29 cm or 4" X11W: cardboard rectangle. Quantityneeded: 10-12.

GEOBOARD SEQUENCE CARDSA series of geometric designs on 20cm or 8" square paper which are tobe copied onto a geoboard and then"finished" by the child. Quantityneeded: 15-20 different designs.

GRAPHING PLASTICGo to discount fabric stores and buytwo yards of vinyl. It comes very wideand you should be able to get it forless than $4.00. Cut it in half andtape it together so you have one very

GEOBANDSColored rubber bands. Available ingood stationary stores or in bulkfrom business supply stores. Quantityneeded: 200 in about four colors.

GEOMETRIC SHAPESCut from thick and thin foam rubberscraps from uphOlstery stores. Foamis also available by the yard fromfabric and dime stores. (Pattern onWorksheets 20-21.) Spraypaint the shapes in three colorsaccording to the directions. Quantityneeded: one set.

JEWELSPlastic beads strung together (com-monly used to make room dividers).Available in hobby stores, throughmail order catalogues, and in artsupply departments of discount

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JUNK BOXAn empty stocking box (available,free, from hosiery departments) witha collection of 50-75 items (each lessthan 1" so that a child can hold fiveor six comfortably in hisorher closedhand. Quantity needed: 16 or more.Junk box contents:collections of buttons, seed pods,lids from jars, nuts, pits from fruit,slices of tree branches, ceramic tiles,small toy animals, bottle caps,chicken rings (dime store), smallpolished rocks (lapidary supplystores), old keys, "glass blobs" (artand hobby stores), acorn tops, beechnuts, eucalyptus buttons, tiny pinecones, shells, cotton balls cut fromfabric trims, Indian corn kernels,rosehips, beans, river rocks, smallpieces of buffalo chips, nuts andbolts, old erasers, small sticks, etc.,etc., etc.

MEASURING SET WITH JARSAssorted jars, all different, varying inheight. circumference, volume, andshape. A set of measuring cups andmeasuring spoons. Water or 6 Ibs ofrice or millet (available in feed stores)

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GRAPHING PLASTIC (cont'd)long piece. Use masking tape to ruleoff your grid or draw lines with amarking pen. Make five or six col-umns of squares on one side andthree columns of larger squares onthe back side. Quantity needed: one.

MAGIC BOXMade from any size or shape box.Cut out two rectangles (8 cm X 2 cmor 3W' X %") in the front of the box.Cut a "tongue" 8 cm X 45 cm (or3W' X 18") out of red poster boardand tape it to the top edge of the toprectangle. Allow the "tongue" to stickout and then tape it (from under-neath) to the box just below the bot-tom rectangle. Quantity needed: 1-3.

MILK CARTON GriAPHING BOXESA. Empty 1/2 gallon 'Tlilk cartons, cutoff square, and cover with contactpaper. A child S plrtures is taped tothe bottom. QU".;ltity needed:one per student.

JEWELS (cont'd)stores. Quantity needed: 5 colors:40 cm or 1 yd of A,60 cm or 11/2 yds of B,80 cm or 2 yds of C,100 cm or 21/2 yds of D,120 cm or 3 yds of E.Have your children cut color A into"ones," color B into "twos," color Cinto "threes," color D into "fours,"and color E into "fives."

MAGIC BOX NUMBERSEight sets of cards, each set ofwhich must be easily told apart fromevery other set.Each set contains several cardswhich are red on one side andplain on the other. (Made by spraypainting one side of heavy tagboardwith red paint before cutting up thecards.) The number on the plain sideindicates the "in" and faces thechild when it is fed into the magicbox. The "out" number on the redside is the number that results whenthe rule for this particular set ofcards is applied to the number onthe plain side. For example, thefollowing cards comprise the" - 2"set:

in outCard A 2 0Card B 5 3Card C 10 8Card D 7 5Card E 4 2Similar sets should be prepared todemonstrate the rules -1, +1, - 2,+2, -3, +3, -4, and +4.

Card FCard GCard HCard I

in out6 43 18 69 7

MILK CARTON SCALEOne 1/2 gallon milk carton cut downto 3 cm or 1W'. Punch a hole in thefour sides and thread a piece ofstring through the holes. Tie thestring at the top and attach it to a

MEASURING SET (cont'd)if dry measuring is preferable toliquid, Paper funnels, container forrice and jars. Quantity needed:15-20 jars.

GRAPHING BOXES (cont'd)

B. Empty 1/2 gallon milk cartons, cutoff at 4 cm or 1W' from the bottom,covered with plain contact paper.One child's name is written on each.Quantity needed: one per student.

MILK CARTON SCALE (cont'd)rubber band. An old ruler taped tothe desk or placed on top of a book-case provides the attachment point.Quantity needed: two.

MORE-LESS-SAME CARDSTagboard cards 5 cm X 10 cm or 2"X 4" with the words "more," "less,"or "same" written on them. (SeeWorksheet 24 for pictures.) Quantityneeded: approximately 20-25 of each.

MORE-LESS SPINNERMade from a square and a circle ofposter board attached to an openedpaper clip. The closed half of thepaper clip is taped to the bottom ofthe square. A small square of card-board is threaded onto the open halfof the paper clip between the squareand the circle to act as a washer.After the circle is in place and theopen portion of the paper clip isre-bent into its original position. (SeeWorksheet 24 for pictures.) Quantityneeded: approximately 8. See theDecember 1974 Arithmetic TeacherIdeas Section, written by MarilynBurns.

NUMBER FLIPSTen cards 3 cm X 7 cm or 1 ',8" X2%". Each card has one numeralwritten on it so the set contains allthe numerals from 0-9 in sequence.The cards are punched at the topand tied loosely with string. Chickenrings or small metal chart rings canalso be used. One set constitutesten white cards and ten blue cards.Quantity needed: 16 or more sets.(Available from the Center forInnovation in Education)

NUMBER LINE TEMPLATESA number line written on heavy tag-board 5 cm X 28 cm or 2" X 11"with a hole under each number (cutwith a pair of manicuring scissors, acircle cutter, or punched out with a

NUMERAL SEQUENCE CARDSEach card is made from two piecesof tag board 10 cm X 13 cm or 4'.' X5" and the second, 10 cm X 15 cmor 4" X 6". The first part of thenumber is written in purple on the top

PATTERN BLOCKSSix wooden geometric shapes inlarge quantity. Available fromDale Seymour Publications andothers. Quantity needed: 3 setsor more.

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SUBTRACTION CARDS (cont'd)When you have the cards assembled,use a marking pen to draw on dots.Be careful to make the dots straightacross so it is not obvious how manyare to be subtracted until the righthand card is lifted. Quantity needed:One card for each combination mak-ing up the numbers from 1-10.

UNIFIX CUBES%" interlocking plastic cubes.Available from Dale SeymourPublications and others. Quantityneeded: 1000.

PHOTOCOPIED PICTURESTake a picture of each child in classso the head sizes are about the sizeof a quarter. (Pictures smaller thanthis do not copy clearly, but largerpictures are fine.) You can includeseveral chidren in each photograph.When developed, cut around eachchild's head and paste it onto thepaper included as a black-line masterfor this purpose (see Worksheet 1).Have each child write hisorher nameunder the picture.Now take this to your District officeand show them the activities from thisbook which you plan to use thepictures for. Ask them to please make35-40 copies for use in your mathprogram. If you have access to anIBM II copier, it makes excellentreproductions of these pictures.

WOODEN CUBES2 cm or 1" blocks of wood. Availablecolored and plain. Quantity needed:300-400.

WORKING SPACE PAPERSA 20 cm X 30 cm or 9" X 12" pieceof construction paper in dark blue orgreen, that acts as a clear space onwhich the children arrange theirwork. Quantity needed: one perstudent.

Addresses of sources listed:

The Center for Innovation inEducation, Inc.

19225 Vineyard LaneSaratoga, California 95070

Educational Teaching Aids159 West Kinzie StreetChicago, Illinois 60610

Dale Seymour PublicationsP.O. Box 10888Palo Alto, CA 94303-0879

Webster Mc Graw-Hill1221 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York 10020

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