Following the White Rose Maths scheme, year 3 will cover six main blocks of learning over the course of the spring term: ratio; algebra; decimals; fractions; decimals and percentages; perimeter, area and volume; and statistics. The blocks of learning for ratio and algebra have been moved to earlier in the year to give more time to consolidate these new concepts. As part of the White Rose Maths scheme, each block is broken down into a series of small learning steps. Combined, these small learning steps then cover all the curriculum content your child needs to know in small related chunks.
| Maths area of learning | Block | Small Learning Steps |
| Number | Multiplication and division | Multiples of 10; related calculations; reasoning about multiplication; multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number – no exchange; multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number – with exchange; link multiplication and division; divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number – no exchange; divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number – flexible partitioning; divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number – with remainders; scaling; how many ways? |
| Number | Fractions | Understand the denominators of unit fractions; compare and order unit fractions; understand the numerators of non-unit fractions; understand the whole; compare and order non-unit fractions; fractions and scales; fractions on a number line; count in fractions on a number line; equivalent fractions on a number line; equivalent fractions as bar models. |
| Measurement | Length and perimeter | Measure in metres, centimetres and millimetres; equivalent lengths (metres and centimetres); equivalent lengths (centimetres and millimetres); compare lengths; add lengths; subtract lengths; what is perimeter? measure perimeter; calculate perimeter. |
| Measurement | Mass, capacity and measurement | Use scales; measure mass in grams; measure mass in kilograms and grams; equivalent masses (kilograms and grams); compare mass; add and subtract mass; measure capacity and volume in millilitres; measure capacity and volume in litres and millilitres; equivalent capacities and volumes (litres and millilitres); compare capacity and volume; add and subtract capacity and volume. |
One of the most important things for your child to have mastered and maintain is their knowledge of times tables. For an overview of our weekly times tables focus, please view our Term 3 and Term 4 Homework Grid. To complement their work in lessons reinforcing their fluency, recall and commutativity of these timetables, your child will be set a weekly activity to complete as part of their homework on Sumdog.
Our Calculation Policy: addition and subtraction
Our Calculation Policy: multiplication and division