Medium Term Plan – Year 3
Term 1
1. Number & Place Value – Numbers & the Number System (15 hrs)
2. Number & Place Value – Counting & Comparing (10 hrs)
Understand place value in numbers up to two digits. Read and write numbers up to 100. Use zero as a place
holder in two-digit numbers. Use and interpret a number line to represent numbers.
Recognise the
place value of each
digit in a 3-digit
number (hundreds,
tens, ones)
Count from
0 in
multiples of
100
Read and write
numbers up to
1000 in
numerals and in
words
wk. 1
Identify, represent and estimate
numbers to 1000 using different
representation and partitioning in
different ways
wk. 2
3. Properties of Shapes – Visualising & Constructing (5 hrs)
Understand place value in numbers up to 1000. Use <, > and = symbols. Count in steps of 2, 3 and
5 from 0. Count in tens from any number, forward and backward.
Solve number problems
and practical problems
with number and place
value from the Year 3
curriculum
Compare and order
numbers up to 1000
wk. 3
Count from 0 in
multiples of 4, 8 and 50
Find 10 or 100 more or
less than a given
number
wk. 4
Solve number problems
and practical problems
with number and place
value from the Year 3
curriculum
Know the names of common 2D shapes. Know the names of cuboids, prisms, spheres,
pyramids and cones. Know the meaning of side, edge, vertex (vertices) and face. Use a
straight edge to construct lines and shapes.
Identify horizontal and
vertical lines and pairs
of perpendicular and
parallel lines
Recognise 3-D
shapes in different
orientations and
describe them
Make 3-D shapes
using modelling
materials
wk. 5
Identify and describe the
properties of 2-D shapes
including the number of
sides and line of
symmetry in a vertical line
wk. 6
Half-Term 1
4. Calculation – Add & Subtract 1 (15 hrs)
5. Calculation – Multiply & Divide 1 (15 hrs)
Know that addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Recall addition and subtraction facts to 20. Derive addition and subtraction facts to 100. Add
and subtract two-digit numbers and ones (or tens) mentally.
Continue to use
addition and
subtraction facts to 20
and derive related facts
up to 100
Add and subtract
numbers with up to
three digits, using
formal columnar
methods of addition
and subtraction
Mentally add and
subtract numbers
including a 3-digit
number with ones, tens
or hundreds
Use commutativity and
associativity and
multiplication facts to
derive related facts
wk. 7
Solve problems including
missing number problems,
using place value and more
complex addition and
subtraction
wk. 8
Recall multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Understand that multiplication and division are inverse operations.
Understand that multiplication is commutative
Solve problems including
missing number problems,
using number facts and
more complex addition and
subtraction
Recall and use multiplication and division
facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
Write and calculate mathematical statements for
multiplication and division using the multiplication
tables that they know, including for two-digit
numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental
and progressing to formal written methods
Solve calculation problems involving multiplication and
division, including missing number problems, simple positive
integer scaling and simple correspondence problems in
which n objects are connected to m objects
wk. 10
wk. 11
wk. 12
wk. 9
Term 2
6. Measurement – Exploring Time (10 hrs)
7. Exploring Fractions (15 hrs)
Recognise, find, name and write the fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity. Write simple fraction statements; e.g. 1/2 of 6 =
3. Recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and ½.
Know the number of minutes in an hour, hours in a day, and days in a week. Tell and write the time to the nearest five minutes.
Convert
between
analogue and
12- hour digital
clocks
Tell and write the time
from an analogue clock,
including using Roman
numerals from I to XII, and
12-hour and 24-hour
clocks
Estimate and read time with increasing
accuracy to the nearest minute; record and
compare time in terms of seconds, minutes
and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock,
a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and
midnight
Know the number of
seconds in a minute and the
number of days in each
month, year and leap year
wk. 1
wk. 2
8. Measurement – Measuring Space (10 hrs)
Measure length using m, cm. Measure mass using kg, g. Measure volume / capacity using l, ml.
Measure, compare, add
and subtract: lengths
(m/cm/mm) ; mass
(kg/g); volume/capacity
(l/ml)
Measure the distance
around shapes in the
classroom and outside
environment
Record measurements
using mixed units, e.g.1
kg 200g
wk. 6
Compare durations of events
[for example to calculate the
time taken by particular
events or tasks]
Recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of
objects/numbers, unit fractions with small denominators
Recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions
with small denominators
Solve problems with fractions from the Year 3
curriculum
wk. 4
wk. 5
wk. 3
Half-Term 2
9. Properties of Shapes – Investigating Angles (10 hrs)
10. Position & Movement – Investigating Movement (10 hrs)
Recognise and name the fractions 1/2, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4
Continue to choose the
appropriate tools and
units when measuring,
selecting from a wider
range of measures
Recognise angles as a property of
shape or a description of a turn
wk. 7
Introduce Simple coordinates in first quadrant
Identify right angles, recognise
that two right angles make a halfturn, three make three quarters of
a turn and four a complete turn
wk. 8
Identify whether angles are
greater than or less than a right
angle
Mark a given square on a grid,
e.g. A3
wk. 9
Continue to recognise and devise
patterns and sequences in shapes
wk. 10
Give and follow multi-step
directions in own environment
wk. 11
Term 3
11. Calculating with Fractions & Decimals (15 hrs)
12. Measurement – Exploring Money (10 hrs)
Recognise, read, say and record amounts of money using the coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Recognise the notes: £5 and £10. Recognise
the symbols for £ and p. Record amounts of money using either £ or p. Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money.
Solve simple problems involving money, including giving change
Understand place value in numbers up to 1000. Connect the ten times table to place value. Recognise and write unit and non-unit fractions.
Understand unit and non-unit fractions as numbers on a number line.
Count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an
object into 10 equal parts and in dividing 1-digit numbers or quantities by 10
wk. 1
Add and Subtract fractions with the same
denominator within the whole
wk. 2
Connect tenths to decimal
measures and place value
Add and subtract amounts of money to give change,
recording £ and p separately
wk. 3
Become confident in exchanging between £ and p when
handling money
wk. 4
Continue to solve problems involving combinations
of coins and notes
wk. 5
Half-Term 3
13. Calculation – Add & Subtract 2 – Going Deeper (15 hours)
14. Calculation – Multiply & Divide 2 – Going Deeper (15 hours)
Use this time to revise concepts from 4. needing reinforcement
Understand the structure of situations
that require addition or subtraction
wk. 6
Use this time to revise concepts from 5. needing reinforcement
Use understanding of place value and partitioning to develop
methods for addition and subtraction with larger numbers
wk. 7
Solve problems including missing number problems,
using number facts and more complex addition and
subtraction
wk. 8
Understand the structure of situations that require
multiplication
Calculate mentally using multiplication and division facts
for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables, including 2-digit
numbers times 1-digit numbers
Develop recall of number facts linking addition and
multiplication
wk. 9
wk. 10
wk. 11