Grade 1 Module 3: Ordering and Comparing Length Measurements as Numbers
Materials and Template Overview
Manipulatives needed for Module: (Materials which need to be purchased each year are bold)
(Materials anticipated to be included in Smart Notebook presentations are italicized)
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Teacher: 100-bead Rekenrek, new crayon (9 cm), unsharpened pencil (19 cm), small glue stick (8
cm), dry erase marker (12 cm), small paper clip (3 cm), dry erase marker (12 cm), jumbo craft
stick (15 cm), new colored pencil (17 cm), string, scissors, masking tape (two colors, if possible),
projector, centimeter cubes, centimeter ruler, Chart paper, 3 new pencils of different colors
(e.g., red, blue, yellow) from the same brand and size, mixed set of large and small paper clips
Individual Students: SmartPal and dry erase marker, counters, string, scissors, small and large
paper clips, centimeter cubes, new crayon, unsharpened pencil, small glue stick, dry erase
marker, jumbo craft stick (15 cm), new colored pencil, Jumbo craft stick, marker, Clipboard,
Sticky notes
Partners: 3 dice, centimeter ruler, linking cubes, lunch bags
Materials to be gathered or created:
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Teacher: Folder, pencil, dry erase marker; 2 feet of string, 9 cm long strip of paper, scissors,
various classroom objects shorter and longer than the teacher’s foot (e.g., board eraser, piece of
9" × 12" construction paper, 8 ½" × 11" paper on a bulletin board); piece of string or yarn
approximately 6–10 feet long (depending on dimensions of the classroom—the string should
reach from the door to the middle of the classroom); 2 different colors of centimeter cubes
(e.g., blue and yellow); Chart paper with a table entitled, Favorite Rainy Day Activities with
Activity and Number of Students on the top line, class list; Graph entitled Favorite Things to
Make with Snow created on easel (data: snow angels—3, snowman—12, and snow forts—2)
Students: 1 foot of string, scissors, various classroom objects for measuring length, 9 cm long
strips (e.g., paper, pipe cleaners, or twist-ties); bag with 20 centimeter cubes; bag with a new
crayon, unsharpened pencil, small glue stick, dry erase marker, jumbo craft stick (15 cm), and
small paper clip (3 cm); bag of 20 large paper clips and 20 small paper clips; bag with 20 blue and
20 yellow centimeter cubes; class list (preferably with first names in alphabetical order)
Partners: folder, 5 strips of paper (of varying lengths), various classroom objects; bag with at
least 12 centimeter cubes; 1 lunch bag of 2 new crayons, 10 linking cubes, and 10 centimeter
cubes per pair
Templates needed for Module: It is often the case that teachers need a copy of the student template or
cards. Please an extra copy of student templates for the teacher. (Templates anticipated to be included
in the Smart Notebook presentations are italicized under the particular lessons.)
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Teacher: G1-M3-Lesson1- Template-longer than and shorter than sentence frames, G1-M3Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40 (enlarged)
Students: G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40; G1M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 2-Numeral cards 0─10, G1-M3-Lesson 2- Template-indirect
comparison statements, G1-M3-Lesson 3-Template-City blocks grid, G1-M3-Lesson 4-Templatemeasurement recording sheet
Lesson 1
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Teacher: 100-bead Rekenrek, folder, new crayon, pencil, dry erase marker, jumbo glue stick,
G1-M3-Lesson1- Template-longer than and shorter than sentence frames
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers
Partners: Folder, 5 strips of paper (of varying lengths) per pair, various classroom objects
Lesson 2
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Teacher: G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40
(enlarged); 2 feet of string, 9 cm long strip of paper, scissors, various classroom objects shorter
and longer than the teacher’s foot (e.g., board eraser, piece of 9" × 12" construction paper, 8 ½"
× 11" paper on a bulletin board)
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero
cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40; G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 2-Numeral cards 0─10;
counters (if needed), 1 foot of string, scissors, various classroom objects for measuring length,
personal white board with G1-M3-Lesson 2- Template-indirect comparison statements, 9 cm
long strips (e.g., paper, pipe cleaners, or twist-ties)
Lesson 3
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Teacher: 20-bead or 100-bead Rekenrek, masking tape (two colors, if possible), piece of string
or yarn approximately 6–10 feet long (depending on dimensions of the classroom—the string
should reach from the door to the middle of the classroom), projector, G1-M3-Lesson 3Template-City blocks grid
Students: Dry erase markers, Smart pal with G1-M3-Lesson 3-Template-City blocks grid
Lesson 4
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Teacher: Projector, new crayon (9 cm), unsharpened pencil (19 cm), small glue stick (8 cm), dry
erase marker (12 cm), centimeter cubes
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Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, Bag with 20 centimeter cubes, bag with a new
crayon, unsharpened pencil, small glue stick, dry erase marker, jumbo craft stick (15 cm), and
small paper clip (3 cm); G1-M3-Lesson 4-Template-measurement recording sheet
Partner: 1 die per pair
Lesson 5
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Teacher: Projector, centimeter cubes, string, scissors, centimeter ruler
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers
Partner: bag with at least 12 centimeter cubes (used in Lesson 4), centimeter ruler, pair of dice
Lesson 6
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Teacher: Projector, unsharpened pencil (19 cm), new crayon (9 cm), small paper clip (3 cm), dry
erase marker (12 cm), jumbo craft stick (15 cm), new colored pencil (17 cm), centimeter cubes
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Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 2-Numeral cards
0─10, counters (if needed), Bag with centimeter cubes, bag with various classroom objects
(Lesson 4)
Lesson 7
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Teacher: G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40
(enlarged); Chart paper (save chart with measuring rules for other module lessons), 3 new
pencils of different colors (e.g., red, blue, yellow) from the same brand and size, mixed set of
large and small paper clips ,
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, Bag of 20 large paper clips and 20 small paper clips
Lesson 8
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Teacher: Chart with measuring rules (Lesson 7)
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers
Partner: 1 die; 1 lunch bag of 2 new crayons, 10 linking cubes, and 10 centimeter cubes per pair
Lesson 9
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Teacher: 2 different colors of centimeter cubes (e.g., blue and yellow), dry-erase marker, jumbo
craft stick, crayon, glue stick, small paper clip, unsharpened pencil, new colored pencil, chart
with measuring rules (Lesson 7)
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Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, Bag with 20 blue and 20 yellow centimeter cubes,
bag with classroom materials (Lesson 4), new colored pencil
Partner: 1 die
Lesson 10
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Teacher: G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40
(enlarged), 3 pieces of chart paper (save charts for future module lessons)
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, 1 jumbo craft stick, marker
Partner: 1 die
Lesson 11
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Teacher: Chart paper with a table entitled, Favorite Rainy Day Activities with Activity and
Number of Students on the top line, class list
Students: Clipboard, class list (preferably with first names in alphabetical order)
Lesson 12
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Teacher: 20-bead Rekenrek, Chart with a three-column vertical graph entitled Our Favorite
Fruits, chart with measuring rules (Lesson 7) (post on the side of the board), Favorite Read Aloud
Books chart (Lesson 10)
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Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers, G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 2-Numeral cards
0─10, counters (if needed), Sticky notes
Lesson 13
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Teacher: G1-M3-Lesson 2-Fluency Template 1-Hide Zero cards with 0–9 and 10, 20, 30, 40
(enlarged), Graph entitled Favorite Things to Make with Snow created on easel (data: snow
angels—3, snowman—12, and snow forts—2)
Students: Smart pal and dry erase markers
Partner: 3 dice