Maths and Numeracy

In Year3, we use different real life contexts such as money, party planning and measuring to engage children and to help them understand some tricky maths concepts.       

Number skills we work to develop in Year 3: 

* place value of numbers to 1000

* order, compare and partition numbers to 1000

* Addition and subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers 

* multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables 

* simple fractions 

* application of the number facts they know in different contexts- measure, data, real life problems and money

Things you can do at home to support your child's Maths skills:

• Talk about Maths in every day situations e.g. cook or bake with your children and help them measure the ingredients accurately.  
• Measure different objects in your home.  
• Time each other running or walking a certain distance in seconds and minutes.  
• Make it fun by letting them time how long it takes you to find a certain item in your home. 
• Measure each others' heights.
• When in a shop, encourage children to add the total of two items and calculate the change (with your help).
• Teach your children to tell the time on a analogue clock as well as a digital clock.  
• Change the time from 12 to 24 hour clock.
• Discuss simple fractions when cutting up toast, cake etc 

Some great games that children can play at home are: