Summer Term 1

Introducing tenths by colouring one tenth; then finding six tenths, seven tenths etc of shapes. Finding out that five tenths is the same as a half.

Counting on in tenths.

Estimating tenths on a number line.

Looking at tenths as decimals and fractions.

Matching fractions and decimals. ordering fractions and decimals.

Convert the decimals to their tenths equivalent.

Shading quarters, thirds or fifths of various shapes.

Find fractions of pizzas.

A non-unit fraction is any fraction which does not have one as a numerator.

Finding fractions of numbers. Working with halves, quarters, thirds and tenths. Remember, to find one fifth, divide by 5.

More finding fractions of numbers.

Find fractions of the amounts shown, including fifths and tenths.

Adding fractions with the same denominator.

More adding fractions with the same denominator.

Subtracting fractions with the same denominator.

A mixture of addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator.

Solving word problems involving fractions.

Add the fractions together.

Remembering the number of days in each month.

Calendars are a good resource for maths and young children can find them quite tricky to understand.

Ordering dates from earliest to latest.

A reminder about the seasons, including some Australian.

Finding the number of seconds of times written in minutes and seconds.

How many days are there in the months of the year?

Reading the time has always been a problem for many children. Here we read minutes past and minutes to the hour, with intervals of 5 minutes.

Reading the time to the nearest minute.

Working out the amount of time between two events. Tricky!

Draw hands on the blank clock faces to show the time 10, 20 or 30 minutes later.

Work out the times of children's TV programmes.

How long does the tv programme run for?

Introducing a.m. and p.m.

Introducing the 24 hour clock (hours only)

Time: comparing journey times using the 24 hour clock.

Tricky time problems based on railway times.

Hard conversions from 24 hour clock to a.m. and p.m and words.

Convert the time between 12 hour and 24 hour format.

We concentrate on rounding, addition and subtraction this week.

Plenty of hard maths this week, both mental and early stages of written methods of addition and subtraction.

Week 27 of the Year 3 Programme.

Some quite tricky fractions and shape work this week.

Multiples, fractions and angle form a major part of this week's programme.

Very much a data handling week, with a little revision of addition and subtraction.