Year 3 maths topics

Key Stage 2 · ages 7 to 8 · 16 topics first taught in Year 3. Earlier topics keep coming back in review.

Number

Adding and subtracting: Written addition and subtraction with big numbers.
Comparing fractions: Compare fractions that have the same denominator.
Counting in steps: Count forwards and backwards in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 8s, 10s, 50s and 100s, and find the missing number.
Fractions with the same bottom number: Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, within one whole.
Place value: The value of each digit, up to hundreds of thousands.
Times tables: Multiplication and division facts to 12 × 12.

Adding and taking away lengths and amounts: Add and subtract lengths (m, cm, mm), mass (kg, g) and volume or capacity (l, ml).
Coins and notes: Count amounts made from coins, and make an amount with the fewest coins.
How much time has passed?: Find the time between two clock readings.
Money and change: Add prices and work out change in pence.
Perimeter of shapes: Measure and calculate the perimeter of simple shapes.
Reading analogue clocks: Tell the time from the hands of a clock, to the nearest five minutes, and change to 24-hour time.
Time facts: Know the number of seconds in a minute, hours in a day, days in a week, month or year, and in a leap year.

Parallel and perpendicular lines: Name horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines.
Right angles and turns: Recognise right angles, and describe quarter, half and three-quarter turns.

Pictograms: Read and answer questions about pictograms where each symbol stands for more than one.