Place Value and Money
Unit
Days
- 1. Place 2-digit & 3-digit numbers on lines 3
- 2. Understand PV in 3-digit numbers 4
- 3. Place value in money: add/subtract 3
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Hamilton's Flexible Maths Blocks Explained
Open our sample 'Year 5 Autumn Unit 1' to find out how the blocks of units work.
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Teacher support for Maths
Hamilton has a range of additional reference and advice materials for Maths.
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Free Maths Resources on Hamilton
Find out which Hamilton maths units you can access for free, including our new slide presentations.
Year 3 Flexible Maths Blocks
Select Units for your Blocks
The Year 3 National Curriculum content is arranged below in mathematical category blocks. Year 3 maths blocks are divided into units, each comprising a set of specific skills within that category.
Hamilton strongly advise teachers to tailor your teaching by teaching selected units in shorter blocks through the term to suit the needs of your class. Use the 'short blocks' button on the right to see our recommended route for progression through shorter blocks.
Autumn Blocks
Spring Blocks
Summer Blocks
Addition & Subtraction
Unit
Days
- 1. Mentally add/subtract 1-digit numbers 2
- 2. Add/subt multiples of 10, near multiples 3
- 3. 3-digit expanded and compact addition 5
- 4. Subtract large numbers using counting up 5
- 5. Revise expanded and column addition 4
- 6. Efficient strategies for mental add/subt 2
Fractions
Unit
Days
- 1. Fractions of amounts 3
- 2. Fractions as operators and as numbers 3
- 3. Add/subt same denominator fractions 2
Shape
Unit
Days
- 1. Line symmetry; name/sort 2-D shapes 3
- 2. Identify, describe and sort 3-D shapes 3
- 3. Right angles as turns; angles in 2-D shapes 4
Multiplication and Division
Unit
Days
- 1. Counting in equal steps; sequences 3
- 2. Revise multiplication and division facts 2
- 3. Partition to double, halve and multiply 4
- 4. Solve scaling problems 2
- 5. Divide numbers just beyond times tables 3
- 6. Gain fluency using multiplication & division 3
Place Value
Unit
Days
- 1. PV in 4-digit numbers 3