Grade 3 Materials List

Material

Reusable Consumable

Quantity
(for a class of 30 students)

Lesson(s) where used

Suitable substitute

Bags

45

3.7.2

Envelopes

Base-ten blocks

30 hundreds, 300 tens, 1200 unit cubes

3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.7, 3.3.9, 3.3.10, 3.4.12, 3.4.13, 3.4.14, 3.4.15, 3.4.16, 3.4.17, 3.4.18, 3.4.19, 3.4.20, 3.5.7

Paper cut-outs
Virtual Base-ten blocks

Centimeter cubes

3000 cubes

Chart paper

81 sheets

3.8.12, 3.8.13, 3.8.14

Collections of objects

at least 15 collections

Objects can include buttons, two-color counters, linking cubes, paper clips, pattern blocks, square tiles, or any other small items

Colored Pencils

(3.1.21), 3.2.10, (3.2.15), 3.3.7, 3.3.18, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.5, 3.4.13, 3.4.15, 3.5.4, 3.5.14, 3.5.15, 3.6.5, 3.6.12, 3.6.15, 3.7.8, 3.8.10

Connecting cubes

1500 cubes

3.1.9, 3.1.16, 3.1.17, 3.1.18, (3.1.21), 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.13, 3.4.18

Same-sized Legos
Virtual connecting cubes

Crayons

(3.1.21), 3.2.10, (3.2.15), 3.3.7, 3.3.18, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.5, 3.4.13, 3.4.15, 3.5.4, 3.5.14, 3.6.5, 3.6.12, 3.6.15, 3.7.8, 3.8.10

Counters

1350 counters

3.1.9, 3.1.17, 3.1.18, (3.1.21), 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.13, 3.4.18, 3.7.3

Coins
Connecting cubes
Virtual Counters

Dot Cube

144

Folders

15

3.2.4, 3.5.4, 3.7.3

Glue

3.6.5, 3.8.10

Can use glue sticks

Inch tiles

1200 tiles

(3.1.21), 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.5, 3.2.10

Cut out inch squares from grid paper
Virtual Inch Tiles

Index Cards

30

3.3.16

Markers

(3.1.21), 3.2.10, (3.2.15), 3.3.7, 3.3.18, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.5, 3.4.13, 3.4.15, 3.5.4, 3.5.14, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.12, 3.6.15, 3.7.8, 3.8.2, 3.8.10, 3.8.12, 3.8.13, 3.8.14

Markers (dry-erase)

1

3.6.7

Metric weights

Number cubes

96 cubes

3.5.7, 3.5.12, 3.8.11

Spinner with dots to represent 1-6 cut from paper with paperclip

Object of various length

Objects can include pencils, markers, books, glue, scissors, shoe, tape dispenser, side of desk, length of bulletin board, or other measurable item

Paper clips

400

3.3.12, 3.5.15, (3.6.16), 3.7.6

Pattern blocks

500

3.2.1

Cut out shapes from paper or cardstock
Virtual Pattern Blocks

Patty paper

1

3.2.6

Pencils

30

3.3.12

Picture books

15

3.8.12, 3.8.14

Pipe cleaners

30

(3.6.16)

Rulers

30

3.2.9, (3.5.18), (3.6.16), 3.6.3, (3.6.16), 3.8.14, 3.2.6, 3.2.8

cut out ruler to scale

Scissors

15

3.2.1, 3.2.6, (3.2.15), 3.5.5, 3.6.5, 3.7.11, 3.7.12

Sticky notes

390

3.1.2, 3.3.18, 3.4.15

Tape

8 rolls

3.6.5, 3.7.11, 3.7.12, 3.7.15, 3.8.10

Tape (painters or masking)

10 rolls

3.2.9, (3.6.16), 3.8.2

Tools for creating a visual display

Chart paper and markers, whiteboard space and markers, shared online drawing tool, access to a document camera

Tools for creating games

Tape measures, toilet paper tubes, marbles, pennies, paper cups, and a collection of balls that bounce

Two-color counters

1600

3.1.9, 3.1.17, 3.1.18, (3.1.21), 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.13, 3.4.18, 3.7.3

Coins
Connecting cubes
Virtual Counters

Weight measurement tools

Scales
Balance

Yardsticks

8

3.2.9, (3.6.16)

Optional lessons are in parentheses.