Grade 3 is the year your child meets multiplication, division and fractions in earnest. Our structured program builds each idea with visuals and hands-on tasks, from arrays to loonies and toonies, so facts make sense before speed.
Key Topics Covered:
Place value to 1,000, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division facts, fractions, Canadian money and cash rounding, time, metric measurement, perimeter and area, symmetry, patterns and graphs.
Parent Tip:
Practise facts in short, daily bursts of five minutes, not long sessions. Ask your child to work out the cost of three $2 snacks at the grocery store. We make sure each idea clicks before moving on.
What Your Child Will Master
By Term 4 of Grade 3 Math, Your Child Will...

4 school terms. 10 lessons each. Mapped to provincial curricula.
Grade 3 Math Curriculum, Term by Term
Term 1
| No. | Topic | What We Cover |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Place Value to 1,000 | Read, write and show numbers to 1,000 with base ten blocks and place value charts. Practise telling 408 from 480. |
| 02 | Number Lines and Skip Counting | Count forward and back by 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s, 25s and 100s on number lines and hundreds charts. |
| 03 | Expanded Form and Number Names | Write numbers in standard form, expanded form and words, such as 536 = 500 + 30 + 6. |
| 04 | Comparing and Ordering Numbers | Compare and order numbers to 1,000 using place value and the symbols greater than, less than and equal to. |
| 05 | Rounding to the Nearest 10 and 100 | Round numbers using number lines and place value, such as rounding 347 to 350 and 300. |
| 06 | Addition Strategies Within 1,000 | Add three-digit numbers using place value, compensation and open number lines, then check with estimates. |
| 07 | Subtraction Strategies Within 1,000 | Subtract three-digit numbers by counting up, regrouping and using open number lines. |
| 08 | Estimating Sums and Differences | Estimate before you calculate and decide whether an answer makes sense. |
| 09 | Addition and Subtraction Word Problems | Solve one-step and two-step problems and write a number sentence for each, such as the total km on a road trip from Calgary to Banff. |
| 10 | Term 1 Check-In and Review | Revise place value, rounding and addition and subtraction through mixed tasks. A termly mock test and parent report follow. |
Every One-hour Lesson Follows a Proven Structure
What a Typical Lesson Looks Like

Warm-up (5 min)
Quick mental math and a review of the previous session
Core Teaching (25 min)
New concept from the lesson eBook, with examples and guided practice
Guided Practice (15 min)
Student works through problems with tutor support
Independent Practice (10 min)
Student completes the in-class quiz independently
Wrap-up (5 min)
Summary, 2 take-home quizzes and a preview of the next session
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