The Grade 3 (Year 3) maths curriculum

In Grade 3 (Year 3), children work with numbers up to 10,000, column methods (addition, subtraction, multiplication), all the times tables from 0 to 10 and the division facts. The first fractions appear. Length, mass, capacity and time; in geometry, angles, symmetry, 2D and 3D shapes.

114 skills29 topics

Numbers and calculation 95 skills

Numbers 5

  • Count forward and backward to 100
  • Number lines up to 100
  • Count forward and backward to 1,000
  • Number lines up to 1,000
  • Even and odd numbers
Lesson: Place value

Break apart numbers 5

  • Put together numbers up to 999
  • Put together numbers up to 9,999
  • Place value of a digit in a number
  • Break apart numbers up to 9,999
  • Ones, tens, hundreds and thousands
Lesson: Place value

Compare and order numbers 6

  • Compare numbers up to 100
  • Order numbers up to 100
  • Compare numbers up to 1,000
  • Order numbers up to 1,000
  • Compare numbers up to 10,000
  • Order numbers up to 10,000
Lesson: Comparing and ordering numbers

Number patterns 4

  • Count sets
  • Complete number patterns up to 1,000
  • Increasing number patterns
  • Decreasing number patterns
Lesson: Number sequences

Addition 12

  • Addition up to 10
  • Missing number in addition up to 10
  • Number bonds to 10
  • Addition up to 20
  • Missing number in addition up to 20
  • Property of addition: commutativity
  • Doubles
  • Add using doubles plus one
  • Add using doubles minus one
  • Add a multiple of 10
  • Add two multiples of 10
  • Add multiples of 100

Column addition 5

  • Column addition of two-digit numbers, no regrouping
  • Column addition of two-digit numbers, with regrouping
  • Missing number in column addition
  • Column addition of three-digit numbers
  • Column addition of four-digit numbers
Lesson: Column addition

Subtraction 7

  • Subtract: numbers up to 10
  • Missing number in subtraction up to 10
  • Subtract: numbers up to 18
  • Missing number in subtraction up to 18
  • Halves
  • Subtract multiples of 10
  • Subtract multiples of 100

Column subtraction 7

  • Subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number, no regrouping
  • Subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number, with regrouping
  • Subtract two-digit numbers, no regrouping
  • Subtract two-digit numbers, with regrouping
  • Missing number in column subtraction
  • Column subtraction of three-digit numbers
  • Column subtraction of four-digit numbers
Lesson: Column subtraction

Understanding multiplication 2

  • Repeated addition
  • Write multiplications for equal groups

Multiplication tables 11

  • 0 times table
  • 1 times table
  • 2 times table
  • 3 times table
  • 4 times table
  • 5 times table
  • 6 times table
  • 7 times table
  • 8 times table
  • 9 times table
  • 10 times table
Lesson: Times tables

Multiplication 2

  • Missing number in multiplication
  • Multiply by a multiple of 10

Column multiplication 2

  • Column multiplication of a two-digit number by a one-digit number
  • Column multiplication of a three-digit number by a one-digit number
Lesson: Long multiplication

Understanding division 3

  • Meaning of division: sharing
  • Meaning of division: grouping
  • Relate multiplication and division

Division tables 10

  • Divide by 1
  • Divide by 2
  • Divide by 3
  • Divide by 4
  • Divide by 5
  • Divide by 6
  • Divide by 7
  • Divide by 8
  • Divide by 9
  • Divide by 10
Lesson: Division facts

Division 5

  • Divide by 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
  • Missing number in division with a divisor up to 5
  • Divide by 6, 7, 8 and 9
  • Division with a divisor up to 10
  • Missing number in division with a divisor up to 10
Lesson: Long division

Calculations 2

  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide with 1- or 2-digit numbers
  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide

Estimating a result 4

  • Round to the nearest ten
  • Estimate sums
  • Estimate differences
  • Estimate products
Lesson: Rounding and estimating

Fractions 2

  • Halves, thirds and quarters
  • Understand fractions using diagrams
Lesson: Fractions

Problem solving 1

  • Word problems (four operations, two steps)
Lesson: Solving word problems

Measurement 8 skills

Lengths 3

  • Measure with a ruler
  • Convert lengths
  • Compare lengths
Lesson: Units of measurement

Masses 2

  • Compare masses
  • Convert masses
Lesson: Units of measurement

Capacity 2

  • Compare volumes
  • Convert volumes
Lesson: Units of measurement

Time and dates 1

  • Match units of time

Geometry 11 skills

Position and space 1

  • Locate on a grid

Solids 4

  • Match everyday objects to solids
  • Recognize solids
  • Identify the faces of a solid
  • Prints of solids
Lesson: 3D shapes

Plane shapes 2

  • Recognize plane shapes
  • Sides and vertices of plane shapes
Lesson: 2D shapes

Angles 1

  • Right angle
Lesson: Angles

Symmetry 1

  • Line of symmetry
Lesson: Symmetry

Picture patterns 2

  • Complete a picture pattern
  • Create a picture pattern

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Frequently asked questions

How many maths skills are there in Grade 3 (Year 3)?

EasyMaths covers 114 maths skills in Grade 3 (Year 3), across 29 topics: 95 in numbers and calculation, 8 in measurement, 11 in geometry.

What do children learn in maths in Grade 3 (Year 3)?

In Grade 3 (Year 3), children work with numbers up to 10,000, column methods (addition, subtraction, multiplication), all the times tables from 0 to 10 and the division facts. The first fractions appear. Length, mass, capacity and time; in geometry, angles, symmetry, 2D and 3D shapes.

How can my child practise these skills?

On EasyMaths, every skill has its own exercise, with endless new questions and explained corrections. The first exercises of every topic are free, no credit card needed, and the parents’ area shows what has been mastered and what needs more work.