Year 3 Spring Term
This term we will be covering the following units:
Multiplication and Division
In this unit we will:
- recognise and calculate with multiples of ten
- make links between multiplication and division
- reason about multiplication
- multiply 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers with and without exchange
- divide 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers
- use remainders
- solve problems involving multiplication and division
Length and Perimeter
In this unit we will:
- measure in metres, centimetres and millimetres
- find equivalent lengths in different units of measure (mm, cm and m)
- compare lengths
- add and subtract lengths
- measure and calculate perimeters of shapes and real life objects
- solve problems involving length
Fractions (1)
In this unit we will:
- recognise and understand denominators of unit fractions
- compare and order unit fractions
- understand the numerator of non-unit fractions
- compare and order non-unit fractions
- recognise and understand the whole
- count and find divisions on a numberline
- find equivalent fractions
Mass
In this unit we will:
- use scales
- measure mass in kilograms and grams
- find equivalent masses
- compare masses
- add and subtract mass
- solve problems involving mass
Capacity
In this unit we will:
- measure volume and capacity in litres and millilitres
- find equivalent volume and capacities
- compare volume and capacities
- add and subtract capacity
- solve problems involving capacity
Year 3 AutumnTerm
This term we will be covering the following units:
Place Value
In this unit we will:
- recognise the place value of each digit in a three-digit number (hundreds, tens, ones)
- identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
- compare and order numbers up to 100
- count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
- read and write numbers up to 1000 in numerals and in words
- solve number problems and practical problems involving these ideas
Addition and Subtraction
In this unit we will:
- add and subtract a three-digit number and hundreds, tens and ones
- add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using formal written methods
- solve missing number problems
- estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers
- solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction
Multiplication and Division
In this unit we will:
- write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division (2,5 and 10x tables)
- recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
- solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division
- write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods
- solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign
Year 3 Summer Term
This term we will be covering the following units:
Fractions (1)
In this unit we will:
- Make a whole with unit and non-unit fractions
- Explore tenths as fractions
- Understand fractions as numbers
- Calculate fractions of a set of objects
Fractions (2)
In this unit we will:
- Find equivalent fractions
- Compare fractions
- Add and subtract fractions
- Solve word problems about fractions and finding fractions of an amount
Time
In this unit we will:
- Learn about hours, days, months and years
- Estimate times
- Tell the time to the nearest minute
- Calculate start and end times
- Solve time problems
Angles and Properties of Shape
In this unit we will:
- Learn about turns
- Learn about what a right angle is
- Understand and draw parallel and perpendicular lines
- Identify and draw vertical and horizontal lines
- Recognise and describe right angles and parallel and perpendicular lines in 2D shapes
- Recognise, describe and construct 3D shapes
Mass
In this unit we will:
- Measure mass in kilograms and grams
- Work out different intervals on a scale
- Add, subtract and compare masses
- Solve problems involving mass
Capacity
In this unit we will:
- Measure capacity in litres and millilitres
- Convert between litres and millilitres
- Compare and order capacities
- Add and Subtract capacities
- Solve problems involving capacities