Mathematics for Primary 3
The following is the complete curriculum for Singapore’s Primary 3 Mathematics:
WHOLE NUMBERS (see Primary 3 Maths Problem Sums Worksheets)
Numbers up to 10 000
Include:
- number notation and place values (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones),
- reading and writing numbers in numerals and in words,
- comparing and ordering numbers,
- odd and even numbers,
- number patterns.
Addition and subtraction
Include:
- addition and subtraction of numbers up to 4 digits,
- use of the terms ‘sum’ and ‘difference’,
- solving up to 2-step word problems involving addition and subtraction .
Multiplication and division
Include:
- building up the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 and committing to memory,
- use of the terms ‘product’, ‘quotient’ and ‘remainder’,
- multiplication and division within the multiplication tables,
- division with remainder,
- multiplication and division of numbers up to 3 digits by 1 digit,
- solving up to 2-step word problems involving the 4 operations.
Mental calculation
Include:
- addition and subtraction involving two 2-digit numbers,
- multiplication and division within the multiplication tables.
FRACTIONS (see Primary 3 Maths Fractions Worksheets)
Equivalent fractions
Include:
- recognising and naming equivalent fractions,
- listing the first 8 equivalent fractions of a given fraction,
- writing the equivalent fraction of a fraction given the denominator or the numerator,
- expressing a fraction in its simplest form,
- comparing fractions with respect to half,
- comparing and ordering unlike fractions.
Addition and subtraction
Include addition and subtraction of two related fractions within one whole .
MEASUREMENT
Length, mass and volume
Include:
- measurement of
∗ length in kilometres (km),
∗ volume of liquid in millilitres (ml),
- measurement of length/ mass/ volume (of liquid) in compound units,
- conversion of a measurement in compound units to the smaller unit, and vice versa,
∗ kilometres and metres,
∗ metres and centimetres,
∗ kilograms and grams,
∗ litres and millilitres.
- solving word problems involving length/ mass/ volume/ capacity .
Time
Include:
- telling and writing time to 1 minute,
- use of the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’, e.g. ’10 minutes past 5’ and ’15 minutes to 12’,
- measurement of time in hours and minutes,
- conversion of time in hours and minutes to minutes only, and vice versa,
- finding the duration of a time interval,
- finding the starting time/ finishing time,
- solving word problems involving addition and subtraction of time given in hours and minutes.
Money
Include:
- addition and subtraction of money in decimal notation,
- solving word problems involving addition and subtraction of money in decimal notation.
Area and perimeter
Include:
- concepts of area and perimeter of a plane figure,
- measurement of area in square units,
- measurement of area in square centimetres (cm ) / square metres (m ),
- calculation of the perimeter of
∗ rectilinear figure
∗ rectangle
∗ square
- use of formula to calculate the area of a rectangle/ square,
- solving word problems involving the area/ perimeter of squares and rectangles.
GEOMETRY
Perpendicular and parallel lines
Include:
- identifying and naming perpendicular and parallel lines,
- drawing perpendicular and parallel lines on square grids.
Angles
Include:
- angle as an amount of turning,
- identifying angles in 2-D and 3-D objects,
- identifying angles in 2-D figures,
- identifying right angles, angles greater than/ smaller than a right angle .
DATA ANALYSIS
Bar graphs
Include:
- reading and interpreting bar graphs in both horizontal and vertical forms,
- reading scales,
- completing a bar graph from given data,
- solving problems using information presented in bar graphs.
Our Primary 3 Maths Worksheets PDF, totally downloadable and printable, provide complete sets of practice for your child in order to prepare for his/her tests and exams. FREE copies available.