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Zearn Math provides teachers with all of the materials they need to plan and lead instruction that ensures students deeply learn the math content of their grade. These materials are available in both English and Spanish. Downloadable and printable teacher lesson materials are available on each Mission Page.

Concrete Materials
As students learn new concepts with Zearn Math, they progress from using concrete materials to pictures to abstract symbols, and they are able to move back and forth between each stage to make sure that they understand what they are learning. This gives all learners the chance to construct physical models of abstract math ideas and test and confirm their thinking. You can find a list of recommended concrete materials by grade below. You can also purchase grade-level manipulative kits here.
  • Kindergarten
    • Teddy Bear Counters
    • Dot Dice
    • 3D Attribute Solids
    • Place Value Cards, 12 Basic Student Sets
    • Place Value Cards, Demonstration Set
    • 5-Group Cards, Demonstration Set
    • Sponge Dice, Dots
    • Rocker Scales
    • 100 Bead Demonstration Rekenrek
    • Unifix Cubes
  • 1st Grade
    • 5-Group Cards, Demonstration Set
    • Centimeter Cubes
    • Two Color Counters
    • Dot Dice
    • Geometric Solids
    • Pattern Blocks
    • Place Value Cards, Demonstration Set
    • Place Value Cards, 12 Basic Student Sets
    • 100 Bead Demonstration Rekenrek
    • Unifix Cubes (UniLink Linking cubes)
  • 2nd Grade
    • Centimeter Cubes
    • 12-Hour Student Clock
    • Color Tiles, Plastic
    • Two Color Counters
    • Meter/Yardsticks
    • Classroom Money Kit
    • Whole Number Place Value Cards
    • Place Value Disks
    • 100 Bead Demonstration Rekenrek
    • Wood Ruler, Inch and Metric
    • Unifix Cubes
  • 3rd Grade
    • 500 Centimeter Cubes
    • Demonstration Clock
    • 12 Plastic Droppers
    • 3 Sets of Foam Pattern Blocks (250 pieces each)
    • Place Value Strips Whole Numbers, Set of 40
    • 6 Sets of Place Value Disks, 4 Values (200 pieces each)
    • 4 Classroom Compact Scales
    • 6 Dual-Dial Platform Scales
    • 6 Digital Timer Count Down/Up
    • Metric Weight Set, Plastic, Set of 58
    • Square inch tiles
    • Beakers (mL and L)
    • Rulers
    • Ten-frame
    • Linking cubes
  • 4th Grade
    • Graduated Cylinder 1000-ml
    • Gallon Measurement Set Whole Number Place Value Cards
    • Place Value Disks
    • Decimal Place Value Cards
    • 4" Protractors
    • Platform Scale
    • Customary Weight Set
    • 360 Circle Protractors
    • Decimal Disks
    • Rulers
    • Square inch tiles
    • Meter sticks
    • Yardsticks
  • 5th Grade
    • Centimeter Cubes
    • Two Color Counters
    • Graduated Cylinders 100 ml
    • Patty Paper
    • Whole Number Place Value Cards 
    • Place Value Disks
    • Decimal Place Value Cards
    • Tape Measures
    • Decimal Disks
    • Rulers
    • 180 Protractors
  • 6th Grade
    • Base Ten Rods
    • Bingo Chips 
    • 1” Cubes
    • ½” Cubes
    • Centimeter Cubes
    • 1 oz cups
    • Beakers, 250 mL
    • Graduated Cylinder, 100 mL
    • Graduated Cylinder, 250 mL
    • Measuring Tape
    • 12" Ruler
    • Digital Scale
    • Origami Paper
    • Adding Machine Receipt Paper
    • 1/4"" grid paper
    • Cuisenaire rods, 6cm and 9cm
    • Pattern blocks set
    • Patty paper
    • Snap cubes 
    • Stopwatches
  • 7th Grade
    • Compasses
    • Plastic cups, 1 oz
    • Measuring Tapes
    • 6” Protractors
    • Rulers
    • Dice
    • Adding Machine Receipt paper
    • Pattern block set
    • Patty paper
    • Snap Cubes
    • Stopwatches
  • 8th Grade
    • Compasses 
    • Graduated Cylinders, 250mL 
    • Measuring Tapes 
    • 6” Protractors 
    • Rulers 
    • Graph paper 
    • Patty paper 
    • Stopwatches