Suggested Math Materials

Grade 3 Mathematics
Suggested Mathematics Materials

Suggested and additional materials for the grade 3 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 3 Mathematics:

• 10-sided dice Links to an external site. 
• two-color counters Links to an external site.
• hundred charts (100, 200, 300 etc.) Download hundred charts (100, 200, 300 etc.)
• student number lines Download student number lines
• 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.
• equation tiles Links to an external site.
• triangle flash cards Links to an external site. or printable Download printable
• clocks Links to an external site. or paper clock faces Download paper clock faces
• # lines with time, elapsed time Links to an external site.
• rulers (centimeter and inch) Links to an external site.
• yardsticks/meter stick Links to an external site.
• pattern blocks Links to an external site.
• Cuisenaire rods Links to an external site.
• fraction towers Links to an external site.
• fraction circles Links to an external site.
• fraction squares Links to an external site.
• number lines with fractions Links to an external site.
• color tiles (one inch) Links to an external site.
• grid paper Download grid paper
• centimeter cubes Links to an external site.
• capacity containers Links to an external site.
• metric weight sets Links to an external site.
• geoboards Links to an external site.
• tangrams Links to an external site. 
• anglegs Links to an external site.

Additional Suggestions for Grade 3 Mathematics:

• place value dice Links to an external site.
• place value chips Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
• fraction dice Links to an external site.
• magnetic 3D fraction shapes 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.
• 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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