Homeschool → New Zealand → Year 3 → Mathematics
Year 3 mathematics
In Year 2, children work with numbers up to 1000 using hundreds, tens and ones, and become more fluent with addition and subtraction facts. They meet multiplication and division as equal groups and fair sharing, and begin to name halves, quarters and eighths. They also measure, explore shapes and position, collect data and talk about chance.
Awaiting educator review. This material was drafted by our content team with AI assistance and is waiting for review by a qualified educator. Please check it suits your child before using it. Created 10 October 2026.
Number
- Place value to 1000Full lesson · 30 minReading, writing, ordering and building numbers to 1000 as hundreds, tens and ones, and finding 10 more, 10 less, 100 more and 100 less.
- Equal groups and sharingFull lesson · 30 minExploring multiplication as equal groups and arrays, and division as sharing equally or making groups of a given size, using real objects.
- Halves, quarters and eighthsTopic outlineFolding and cutting shapes and sharing collections to make halves, quarters and eighths, and understanding that the parts of a fraction must be equal.