Grade 3 Mathematics

Number
Learning Activity

Students work with numbers up to 1,000 and learn how to break down numbers in different ways and that fractions can be represented in more than one way. Multiplication is introduced using rows and columns.

This Learning Activity is divided into three sections. Adults should guide children through it in the following order:

Minds On: Introduces the learning concepts to be explored in the Learning Activity.
Action: Offers a focused activity to explore the content and discover key concepts.
Consolidation: Provides students with an opportunity to deepen understanding and reflect on learning.

Learning Strand

Number

Students work with Numbers up to 1,000 and learn how to break down Numbers in different ways. For example, how the Number 225 can be described as 200 + 20 + 5 or 2 hundreds, 2 tens, and 5 ones. Students learn that fractions can be represented in more than one way – for example, one-half can be thought of as two one-fourths. Multiplication is introduced using rows and columns, and students are expected to know × 2, × 5 and × 10.