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Pupils should be taught to: |
count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10 |
recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators |
recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators |
recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators |
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole |
compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators |
solve problems that involve all of the above. |
Subject: Mathematics
Age range: 7-11
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Understand and count in tenths.
In Year 3, your child will learn to count in tenths. They will understand that finding a tenth is the same as dividing by ten (by dividing objects, sets of objects, and numbers into ten equal parts).
This will help them to keep seeing the connection between fractions and division. It is possible that your child will start to be introduced to decimals at this stage, too.
Your child will learn to find and write fractions of a given number of objects. For example:
Find of 15. First, your child can find of 15 by dividing the total by the denominator : 15 ÷ 5 = 3. Then, they can multiply this result by the numerator to find the correct fraction: If of 15 is 3, then of 15 is 3 × 2 = 6. of 15 is therefore 6.
Your child will be able to do this with unit and non-unit fractions. They will learn that:
Your child will be able to do this with unit and non-unit fractions:
They’ll show their understanding of equivalent fractions by drawing diagrams like this:
Your child will also learn to use objects and fraction walls to show equivalent fractions.
Solve problems that involve all of the above.
Finally, your child will learn to put all this learning into practice by solving problems involving fractions.
They will be able to relate fractions to division, count in fractional steps (for example, counting up and down in tenths), compare fractions, understand unit and non-unit fractions , understand equivalent fractions, find fractions of amounts, and add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.
There are lots of everyday ways you can help your child to understand fractions. Here are just a few ideas.
Paper folding can be a great way to explore fractions.
Decorate a piece of paper or card and then ask your child to fold the paper into different equal parts. For example, they could fold the paper into fifths by creating five equal sections. Ask them to show you a fifth, two-fifths, three-fifths, four-fifths, and five-fifths, which they can see is equivalent to a whole.
Challenge your child by giving the paper a value and asking them to work out what the fractions would be worth. What would one fifth represent if the whole paper had a value of 10? As they fold, they may like to cut patterns into the paper to make a ‘snowflake’ and watch the pattern develop as they fold further.
Cake, pizza, or any foods with a regular shape can help children understand what fractions are and how they work. Ask your child questions like, ‘If I cut our cake into 8 pieces, what fraction will each piece be?’
Foods that people eat lots of can help your child understand how to find fractions of amounts. For example:
‘We have 12 fish fingers in the packet. There are 4 of us. What fraction of the fish fingers can we each have? How many fish fingers would that be?’
In Year 3, your child will compare unit fractions and fractions with the same denominator by saying which fraction is bigger or smaller – and explaining how they know.
‘Would you prefer it if I cut this cake into ten equal pieces and gave you a piece, or if I cut the cut into two equal pieces and gave you a piece?’
Print out the Fraction Match activity sheet and cut out each fraction card. Take a selection of cards and see if your child can put them all in order, either from largest to smallest or smallest to largest. Are there any equivalent fractions? See if your child can match them up.
Equivalent fractions are different fractions that have the same value. In Year 3, your child will learn about equivalent fractions with small denominators using drawings and diagrams.
Why not try making a fraction wall with your child? You could investigate using the computer to make your fraction wall by creating a table and splitting each row into the equal number of parts you need. For example, to represent fifths, you would have to split the whole row into five equal parts.
Alternatively, you can download our fraction wall below.
Try adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator with your child. Try to do this within a whole, i.e. make sure that the sum uses numbers less than one, including the answer.
Using drawings or diagrams can help your child visualise adding and subtracting fractions. For example:
+ = This could be calculated using a diagram like this: Y our child will first split the whole into five equal parts. Your child can then shade one box to represent and two boxes to represent . They will then be able to see that the total is .
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Word problems for Year 3 are an important tool for improving number fluency. The key focus in maths in Year 3 of primary school is on ensuring pupils are becoming more fluent with number facts and the concept of place value. Children are starting to develop more efficient written methods by this stage and are beginning to carry out calculations with increasingly larger whole numbers.
As children progress through school, they are exposed to a wider variety of problem solving questions covering a range of concepts. In Year 3 maths these include the four operations, fractions, measures and statistics.
It is important that children are regularly exposed to reasoning and problem solving questions, alongside the fluency work each lesson. It is also important to remember that all children need exposure to reasoning and problem solving questions, not just the higher attaining pupils who finish quickest.
We have put together a collection of 20 word problems, aimed at Year 3 pupils.
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In Year 3, pupils focus on one-step problems, covering a range of topics across the National Curriculum. At this stage the majority of word problems pupils are tackling will have one-step, but they may also start to be introduced to simple two-step word problems. Here is a breakdown of topics that will be covered and expectations in Year 3.
Solve number problems and practical problems involving recognising the place value of each digit of a 3-digit number; comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000 and identifying, representing and estimating numbers using different representations.
Solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction word problems .
Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems
Solve problems involving counting in tenths; recognising unit and non-unit fractions; recognising equivalent fractions and adding/ subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
Solve problems involving length, volume and mass; adding and subtracting within money word problems ; perimeter and problems involving time.
Solve-step and two-step questions (For example, ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many fewer’?) using information presented in scaled bar charts, pictograms and tables.
By Year 3, children are starting to learn how to use some of the formal written methods of addition and subtraction. It is important that the link between maths in school and maths in real-life continues to be made. Word problems are a key element in helping pupils to make this link.
When teaching maths problems to Year 3, it’s important to think of ways to make them fun, engaging and something the children are able to relate to. This might include acting out the problem, using concrete resources and providing visual images, to bring the problems to life.
Children should have plenty of opportunity to talk in pairs, groups and as a whole class, to share their understanding of what is being asked and their strategies for solving the problem. As with Key Stage One, the use of manipulatives is important and all children should have access to a range of maths resources when solving problems like this.
Pupils need to be encouraged to read word problems carefully and to make sure they understand what is being asked, before attempting to tackle the problem. This is where the use of a partner and group discussion can really help children’s understanding. Students then need to think about what they already know and how they can use this to help them answer the question. Where appropriate, pupils should also be encouraged to draw diagrams and pictures to help them solve the question.
Here is an example:
Mason needs 4 apples to make an apple pie.
If he has 28 apples. How many apple pies can he make?
How to solve:
What do you already know?
How can this be drawn/represented pictorially?
We can draw a bar model or counters to represent this problem:
In Year 3, pupils are exposed to a range of addition word problems , including problems involving mental addition and addition of up to 3-digits using formal written methods.
See also: Mental maths Year 3
A family driving on holiday, travel 146 miles from home to the first service station.
They then drive a further 175 miles to reach their destination.
How far have they travelled altogether?
Answer (1 mark): 321 miles
146 + 175 = 321
Evie is buying a bottle of drink from a vending machine. She has put in 40p. The vending machine shows she still needs to put in £1.25.
How much is the bottle of drink?
Answer (1 mark): £1.65
125p + 40p = 165p
Jamie scored 643 on his new online game.
Jared scored 468.
How many points did they score between them?
Answer (1 mark): 1111 points
643 + 468 = 1111
At Third Space Learning we often tie word problems into our one-to-one online tuition. With each programme personalised to the needs of each individual student, children are able to develop their problem solving skills, maths fluency and grow confidence in maths.
Subtraction word problems in Year 3 also need to comprise of a combination of mental calculation questions and those involving formal written subtraction up to 3-digits. Children should also be starting to estimate answers and check their calculations by using the inverse.
Ahmed collects 374 stickers.
He needs 526 stickers to fill his sticker album.
How many more stickers does he need to collect?
Answer (1 mark): 152 stickers
526 – 374 = 152
A bag of carrots weigh 360g
A bag of tomatoes weighs 235g.
How much heavier is the bag of carrots?
Answer (1 mark): 125g
360 – 235 = 125
Ahmed buys a bag of sweets for £1.45.
He has a £2 coin. How much change will he get?
Answer (1 mark): 55p
200 – 145 or count up from £1.45 to £2
By the end of Year 3, pupils should be able to recall and use multiplication facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times table. They should also be starting to progress to using the formal written method for solving multiplication word problems involving 2 digits multiplied by a 1-digit number.
It costs £7 for a cinema ticket
Amber’s mum pays for Amber and her 3 friends.
How much does she pay for all the tickets?
Answer (1 mark): £28
7 x 4 = 28
5 mini buses are used to take Year 3 pupils on a school trip.
Each minibus transports 15 children.
How many children go on the school trip?
Answer (1 mark): 75 children
15 x 5 = 75
There are 24 questions on a word problems worksheet.
A group of 8 children each complete the worksheet.
How many questions will the teacher be marking?
Answer (1 mark): 112 questions
24 x 8 = 112
In Year 3, pupils will need to learn the division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables. At this stage, pupils are required to learn the formal method for division, division word problems will involve mainly mental calculations.
6 children share 18 cookies between them.
How many cookies does each child get?
Answer (1 mark): 3 cookies
The school choir needs to travel to the concert hall.
There are 32 children in the choir and parents have been asked to help transport the children.
Each parent is able to take 4 children in their car. How many cars will be needed to get all the children to the concert?
Answer (1 mark): 8 cars
32 ÷ 4 = 8
Cakes come in packs of 4.
If Jessica needs 36 cakes for her party, how many packs does she need to buy?
Answer (1 mark): 9 packs
In Year 3 pupils are exposed to a range of fraction word problems , including questions involving counting up and down in tenths; equivalent fractions and adding/subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
Jude had 28 sweets.
He gave \frac{1}{4} of his sweets to his little sister.
How many did he have left?
Answer (1 mark): 21 sweets
\frac{1}{4} of 28 = 7
\frac{3}{4} of 28 = 21 or 28 – 7 = 21
Khalifa ate \frac{2}{8} of the chocolate bar and Abdulrahman ate \frac{3}{8} of it.
How much chocolate did they have left?
Answer (1 mark): \frac{3}{8}
\frac{2}{8} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{5}{8} eaten
\frac{8}{8} – \frac{5}{8} = \frac{3}{8}
Molly ate half of a pizza and Rosie ate \frac{3}{6} .
Who ate the most?
Answer (1 mark): They both ate the same amount
\frac{3}{6} is equivalent to \frac{1}{2} .
In Year 3 time word problems may be incorporated into maths problem solving. Students are expected to know time vocabulary, be able to compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours and know how many seconds are in a minute and minutes are in an hour.
The Smith family are driving to the beach.
They leave at 9:05am and arrive at 9:50am.
How long does the journey take them?
Answer (1 mark): 45 minutes
50 – 5 = 45 or count up from 9:05 to 9:50 = 45
Holly puts her cake in the oven at 4:22pm and takes it out again at 4:47.
How long is the cake baking for?
Answer (1 mark): 25 minutes
47 – 22 = 25 or count up from 4:22 to 4:47
When children first move into lower Key Stage 2, word problems are predominantly one-step. As they become more confident they can be exposed to more word problems, requiring a second step or multi-step word problems .
Oliver had 3 bags of sweets.
Each bag contained 15 sweets.
If he shared the sweets between him and 4 friends, how many sweets would they all 5 of them get?
Answer (2 marks): 9 sweets
3 x 15 = 45
45 ÷ 5 = 9
A teacher photocopies 95 maths worksheets and 80 English worksheets in one week.
Teachers can print a maximum of 300 worksheets per week.
How many can the teacher print for other subjects.
Answer (2 marks): 125 worksheets
95 + 80 = 175
300 – 175 = 125
Three friends go trick or treating. They add all their sweets together and share them out, so they all have an equal number of sweets.
If Ben gets 34 sweets, Sophie gets 28 and Maisie gets 22 sweets. How many will they each get, once they have put them together and shared them out?
Answer (2 marks): 28 sweets each
34 + 28 + 22 = 84 sweets
84 ÷ 3 = 28
We hope that this collection of word problems for Year 3 becomes a useful resource in your Year 3 maths classroom. For more Year 3 maths resources, take a look at our library of Year 3 maths worksheets .
Third Space Learning also offers a wide array of maths and word problems resources for other year groups such as word problems for year 6 , word problems for Year 5 and word problems for year 4 . Our practice word problems cover all four operations and include more specific topics such as percentage word problems and ratio word problems .
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Here is a picnic that Petros and Michael are going to share equally. Can you tell us what each of them will have?
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Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?
This task offers opportunities to subtract fractions using A4 paper.
Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.
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Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?
Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Watch this animation. What do you see? Can you explain why this happens?
Can you find ways to make twenty-link chains from these smaller chains? This gives opportunities for different approaches.
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
Try adding fractions using A4 paper.
On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?
Andy had a big bag of marbles but unfortunately the bottom of it split and all the marbles spilled out. Use the information to find out how many there were in the bag originally.
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The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.
Can you compare these bars with each other and express their lengths as fractions of the black bar?
Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?
Can you find combinations of strips of paper which equal the length of the black strip? If the length of the black is 1, how could you write the sum of the strips?
Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
Can you match pairs of fractions, decimals and percentages, and beat your previous scores?
There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?
A task involving the equivalence between fractions, percentages and decimals which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
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