Maths Teaching Resources for Year 3

The Sands of Time

A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply their knowledge and understanding of time to a real-world context.

Counting By Fractions

A 60 minute lesson in which students will count by common unit fractions and mixed numerals.

This is the Time

A 60 minute lesson in which students will refine and consolidate their knowledge of time conversions.

Assessment – 3D Object Profiles

An assessment task designed for students to demonstrate their ability to make 3D object models and describe their features.

Equivalent Fractions on a Number Line

A 60 minute lesson in which students will locate and represent some common equivalent fractions on a number line.

Polyhedrons and Pals

A Moment in Time

A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore units of time and how to convert between them.

Identifying Equivalent Fractions

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify equivalent fractions for one half, one third, one quarter and one fifth.

The Prism Predicament

2D or Not 2D?

Do You Have the Time?

A 60 minute lesson in which students will refine and consolidate their knowledge of time conversions.

Creating Common Fractions

A 60 minute lesson in which students will represent common unit fractions and their multiples to create a whole.

Exploring Subtraction Strategies – Assessment

An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of subtraction strategies.

Trade It!

A 60-minute lesson in which students learn how to trade when subtracting.

Times Like These

A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the differences between analogue and digital time displays.

Jump or Split

A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn the jump and skip strategies to subtract.

Frolic with Fact Families

A 60-minute lesson in which students explore the relationship between the members of fact families.

Recognising Common Fractions

A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise common unit fractions such as halves, thirds, quarters and fifths.

Aim for a Zero-Tail

A 60-minute lesson in which students learn the strategy of making ten to subtract.

It's About Time

A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how to tell time to the minute and investigate the relationship between units of time.

What Do You Know?

A 60-minute lesson in which students will revise strategies such as counting on, counting back, subtracting 10, and using known number facts.

Assessment - Addition Strategies

A 30-minute assessment designed to assess students' understanding of working with place value to solve problems, the connection between addition and subtraction, and the development of efficient mental strategies for computation.

Finding Your Strategy

A 60-minute lesson designed to reinforce that students can choose to use different addition strategies in different situations.

Compensation Strategy

A 60-minute lesson designed to build upon students' understanding of addition and subtraction by exploring compensation.

Linking Addition and Subtraction

A 60-minute lesson designed to investigate the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Split Strategy

A 60-minute lesson designed to progress student understanding of mental addition by partitioning numbers into place value to help them find a total.

Number Boards

A 60-minute lesson designed to explore the use of number boards/hundreds charts when adding numbers.

Jump Strategy

A 60-minute lesson designed to explore the jump strategy for adding two- and three-digit numbers.

Bridging to Ten

A 60-minute lesson designed for students to recall 'friends of ten' facts and use this knowledge to solve addition sums.

Concrete Materials

A 60-minute lesson to reinforce student understanding of basic addition principles, using concrete materials.