Primary 3rd Class Maths
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Maths for 3rd Class

A 3rd Class mathematics course covering place value to 1,000, the four operations with mental and written strategies, fractions, decimals, measures, perimeter, area.

  • Student Activity Book
  • Mapped to the NCCA curriculum

The whole first lesson, as your class sees it. No sign-in needed.

On the interactive whiteboard
Building 352
Fractions of a pizza
Lines of symmetry
Telling the time

What your school gets

Everything a teacher needs to teach Maths for 3rd Class this year.

In class

On paper

The whole books come with the course, in each class's Resources.

For planning

Included with the course. Teachers find them in their class's Resources.

The curriculum it covers

Every lesson is mapped to the specification. This course teaches 19 of the 19 outcomes for this class.

Algebra 3 of 3 outcomes
Data and chance 2 of 2 outcomes
Measures 5 of 5 outcomes
Number 4 of 4 outcomes
Shape and space 5 of 5 outcomes
See every outcome
Curriculum Area
Outcomes
Algebra
Patterns, rules and relationships
ALG.PRR.3a ALG.PRR.3b
Expressions and equations
ALG.EXP.3
Data and chance
Data
DAT.DAT.3
Chance
DAT.CHN.3
Measures
Measuring
MEA.MSR.3a MEA.MSR.3b
Time
MEA.TIM.3a MEA.TIM.3b
Money
MEA.MON.3
Number
Place value and base ten
NUM.PVT.3
Sets and operations
NUM.OPS.3
Fractions
NUM.FRC.3a NUM.FRC.3b
Shape and space
Spatial awareness and location
SHA.SAL.3a SHA.SAL.3b
Shape
SHA.SHP.3a SHA.SHP.3b
Transformation
SHA.TRN.3

Tap any outcome to read it. The coloured ones are taught in this course. The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.

The course, module by module

120 lessons and 10 assessments in 10 modules. The lesson marked Sample opens in full.

1 Place Value: Whole Numbers to 1,000 and Rounding 12 lessons and an assessment · about 10 hours
2 The Four Operations: Mental and Written 16 lessons and an assessment · about 13 hours
3 Fractions and First Decimals 14 lessons and an assessment · about 12 hours
4 Measures: Length, Weight and Capacity 10 lessons and an assessment · about 8 hours
5 Area, Perimeter and Volume 7 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

Find perimeter by adding the sides, area by counting square units, and volume by counting unit cubes, all by counting with a first gentle link to multiplication.

  1. 53 Perimeter: the Distance All the Way Around
  2. 54 Perimeter of Rectangles and Simple Shapes
  3. 55 Area by Counting Square Units
  4. 56 Area of Rectangles by Counting Rows and Columns
  5. 57 Comparing Area and Perimeter
  6. 58 Volume: Counting Unit Cubes (a First Look)
  7. 59 Area, Perimeter and Volume Review
  8. Module 5 assessment: Area, perimeter and volume Assessment
6 Time and Money 11 lessons and an assessment · about 10 hours
7 2D and 3D Shapes and Angles 13 lessons and an assessment · about 11 hours
8 Symmetry, Location and Transformation 9 lessons and an assessment · about 8 hours

Find lines of symmetry and model reflections, turns, slides and tessellations; give and follow directions and read simple grid references, all concrete and visual.

  1. 84 Line Symmetry: Finding Lines of Symmetry
  2. 85 Completing Symmetrical Pictures Across a Mirror Line
  3. 86 Reflecting a Shape Across a Line
  4. 87 Turns: Quarter, Half and Three-quarter Turns
  5. 88 Sliding Shapes on Squared Paper
  6. 89 Tessellation: Shapes That Fit Together
  7. 90 Directions and Routes
  8. 91 Simple Grid References: Finding a Square
  9. 92 Location and Transformation Investigation
  10. Module 8 assessment: Symmetry, location and transformation Assessment
9 Data and Chance 14 lessons and an assessment · about 12 hours
10 Algebra: Patterns, Rules and Number Sentences 14 lessons and an assessment · about 12 hours

What pupils learn

This course provides a complete mathematics programme for 3rd class, covering place value to 1,000, the four operations with mental and written strategies, fractions, decimals, measures, area, perimeter, volume, time, money, 2D and 3D shapes, angles, symmetry, location, data handling, chance and early algebra. Pupils develop conceptual understanding through concrete materials, visual representations and problem-solving, while building fluency and confidence across all strands of the primary mathematics curriculum.

By the end of the course, pupils can

  1. Read, write, partition and compare three-digit whole numbers using place value up to 1,000.
  2. Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using mental strategies, column methods with renaming, and solve related word problems.
  3. Recall and use multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times tables and relate them to division, including division with remainders.
  4. Recognise, name, compare and order simple fractions and tenths; link common fractions to their decimal equivalents.
  5. Estimate, measure and record length, weight and capacity in appropriate metric units, then solve practical measures problems.

What you'll need

Used in some of the lessons. Students can share in groups of two or three.

2D shape cards 3D solids Balance scales base-ten blocks Building cubes Coin set Compass card Counters Cubes Dice IWB/Projector/Large Screen Measuring jug Metre stick Pattern blocks Play coins Square tiles squared paper Stopwatch Straws String Weighing scales

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