Manipulatives List: Grade 3
	Following are the manipulatives for Grade Three. 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 3 Manufactured Manipulative, Classroom Number per Group TOTAL per Classroom of 30 Students base-ten pieces, set consists of: 2 packs (10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm), 14 flats (10 cm x 10 cm x 1 cm), 30 skinnies (10 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm), 50 bits (1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm) 1 set per student pair 15 sets calculator, MathMate or equivalent 1 per student 30 cm connecting cubes 500 connecting cubes 50 per student 1500 easel paper, 1-inch square grid 1 per classroom equal arm balance 1 per group of 3 10 eyedropper, plastic 1 per group of 3 10 + 5 extra geoboard 1 per student 30 graduated cylinder, 100 cc 1 per class 1 graduated cylinder, 250 cc 1 per group of 3 10 meterstick 6 per classroom 6 Mr. O 1 per group of 3 10 overhead base-ten pieces 1 per classroom 1 set overhead coins 1 set per classroom 1 overhead geoboard 1 per classroom 1 overhead pattern blocks 2 sets per classroom 2 pattern blocks, 1/2-cm thick 3 sets per classroom 750 total rubber bands 5-8 per student 1 pack of 300 ruler, cm/inch, transparent 1 per student 30 spinner 1 per student pair 15 square-inch tiles, colored 25 per student 2 sets of 400 standard masses 1 set per group of 3 10 sets tangram set (need to make 4-inch square) 1 set per student 30 sets *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 3 Consumable Materials Number Required beans: red navy pinto 1 lb per class 2 lbs per class 4 lbs per class food coloring 1 package per class paper towels 3 or 4 different brands, 1 roll of each
	Collectible Materials Number Required cereal boxes, empty 1 per student pair container or bucket, large 1 per student group containers, empty: cup pint quart gallon 1 per class 1 per class 1 per class 1 per class containers, medium 1 per student group containers, small (margarine tubs) 1 per student pair dish pans, plastic 1 per group of 3 playing cards 1 deck per student pair play money 1 set per group of 2 teaspoons 1 per student pair tissue boxes, empty 1 per student pair
	School Supplies Number Required analog clock with second hand 1 per classroom brass fastener (brad) 2 per student classroom calendar, large 1 per classroom clay 1 small piece per two-pan balance easel paper 1 pad per class envelopes 4 per student index cards, 3- by 5-inch 10 per student
	The following supplies are used throughout the year: crayons glue makers paper clips pencil erasers, flat rubber bands scissors self-adhesive notes, 2- by 1.5-inch 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