Year 3 practice at home starts with knowing what your child learns this year. The times tables arrive, and so does telling the time to five minutes. In English, sentences grow longer and spelling gets trickier. Below you see it subject by subject.
Every subject has a free first lesson. Pick one and start today.
Year 3 is the first year of key stage 2.
For many children it feels like a real step up. In maths, times tables become a big part of the week. Your child learns that 3 groups of 4 is the same as 3 times 4. Telling the time gets more precise, and the 24-hour clock appears. In English, your child writes longer sentences and checks their own spelling. Little and often works best.
Practise one times table a week. Say it out loud on the way to school.
Ask your child to read the time on a clock at home.
Let your child explain how they worked it out. You will see where they get stuck.
Each lesson takes a few minutes. A mentor explains every step at your child's pace. The explanation adapts to your child. As a parent, you see what goes well and what needs more practice.
Print a worksheet and practise together on paper. Each one has an answer sheet.
You read and draw quarter past and quarter to on a clock.
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You add and take away within 100.
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You estimate an answer by rounding to friendly numbers.
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There are no national tests in Year 3 in England. Your child's school may still use its own checks during the year. Ask the teacher how your child is getting on. The times tables check follows at the end of Year 4.
In Year 4 your child works towards knowing all the times tables quickly. Division and the first fractions come in too. In June, children take the multiplication tables check. Steady practice in Year 3 makes that much easier.
In maths, adding within 100, the times tables and telling the time. In English, longer sentences and trickier spellings. And reading for the main idea of a story.
Most children are 7 when they start Year 3. They turn 8 during the year.
There are no national tests in Year 3 in England. Schools may use their own checks.
Start with 2, 5 and 10. Then move on to 3 and 4, and later 6 to 9. Practise one table at a time.
Ten minutes a day is enough. Choose one subject or one topic at a time.
Yes. Every subject has a free first lesson. You can also try every lesson free for 7 days.
Start with one topic, like one times table. Practise it for a few weeks, short and often. Ask the teacher where your child should begin.
A lesson takes a few minutes. That fits easily into a busy day.
Every subject has a free first lesson. Pick one and start today.
