Primary 3 | Mathematics

Action steps

1. Prepare piles or bundles of various objects in hundreds, tens and units

2. Count numbers up to 999

3. Write numbers up to 999

4. Count in groups of hundreds, tens and units

5. Expand a given number e.g. 432 in hundred, tens and units like 432 = 400 + 30 + 2

6. Identify the symbols less than (<) and greater than (>)

7. Compare two given numbers using the symbols of greater than and less than

8. Give examples of the need of counting and ordering of numbers in everyday activities

Action steps

1. Divide numbers into parts without remainder to form a fraction

2. Divide shapes into given number of parts without remainder

3. Identify the numerators and denominators of various fractions

Action steps

1. Divide different sets of objects into two parts to discover that ½ = 2/4 = 3/6 etc.

2. Divide different sets of objects into two parts to discover that 1/3 = 2/6 = 4/12 etc.

3. Compare various fractions and identify which fraction is less and which is greater

Action steps

1. Arrange counters in bundles and of tens and count them in the expanded form and write them in that form

2. Solve various addition problems

3. Use an abacus to count various numbers of objects

4. Add fractions of various numbers that have the same denominators

Action steps

1. Solve various subtraction problems

2. Use an abacus to subtract various numbers of objects

3. Subtract fractions of various numbers that have the same denominators

Action steps

1. Find missing numbers in various open sentences

2. Give examples of open sentences in everyday life

3. Solve quantitative problems using open sentences

Action steps

1. Demonstrate how repeated addition is similar to multiplication

2. Use multiplication tables to multiply various one-digit numbers

3. Use multiplication tables to multiply various two-digit numbers

4. Multiply various three one-digit numbers, taking two at a time

Action steps

1. Divide whole numbers not exceeding 48 by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

2. Solve various problems using division by grouping numbers and using repeated subtractions

3. Use rectangular pattern of numbers to find factors of given numbers

4. Write out the multiples of various numbers

5. Distinguish between factors and multiples of various numbers

6. Give examples of everyday activities where division of numbers can be used

Action steps

1. Change money into smaller units

2. Collect various items for sale

3. Act as a shop keeper to sell these items to customers

4. Return change to customers for sums of money not exceeding ₦20

Action steps

1. Measure the length of a table using your hand span

2. Find out which person has the longest and shortest hand span

3. Estimate the length of various objects

4. Identify standard units of measurement

5. Explain the importance of using these standard units

6. Solve length problems by measuring various regular shapes to calculate their perimeters

7. Measure the length and width of a room using your feet and arm length and compare your results with others

8. Find out the differences between the length of your arm and other non-standard measurement units

9. Use a meter rule to measure the lengths of various objects

10. Explain the importance of using standard units instead of natural units

Action steps

1. Divide a square into smaller unit squares

2. Calculate the area of this square using the smaller unit squares

3. Estimate the area of a room using smaller unit squares

Action steps

1. Discuss litres as a unit of measurement of capacity

2. Discuss and document the need for accuracy in measuring various liquids

3. Measure the volume of various liquids using a graduated cylinder and record your findings

Action steps

1. Discuss grams and kilograms as units of measurement

2. Measure the weight of various light objects and express results in grams

3. Measure the weight of various heavy objects e.g. stones, etc. and express results in kilograms

4. Solve various problems involving weights

Action steps

1. Observe and record time of various events to the nearest ½ and ¼ hour

2. Observe and record time of various events in minutes

3. Convert various values of time from minutes to seconds and from seconds to minutes

4. Solve various word problems involving time

5. Observe and record time of various events in units of days of the week

6. Observe and record time of various events in units of months of the year

7. Observe and record time of various events in units of days of the month

8. Discuss certain dates and when certain events are celebrated using a calendar

Action steps

1. Make a list of various symmetrical objects

2. Identify lines of symmetry in these objects

3. Create various shapes using paper and fold them along their lines of symmetry

4. Solve word problems involving lines of symmetry

5. Observe and record the properties of a square

6. Observe and record the properties of a rectangle

7. Observe and record the properties of a triangle

8. Explore the relationship between the sides and angles of a triangle

9. Explore the relationship between the sides and angles of a square

10. Explore the relationship between the sides and angles of a rectangle

Action steps

1. Draw horizontal, vertical and curved lines

2. Form various shapes using lines and curves

3. Join various shapes to form new shapes

Action steps

1. Read and show information about various pictograms using vertical arrangement

2. Read and show information about various pictograms using horizontal arrangement

3. Find the total number of objects in various pictograms

4. Identify the most common value in various pictograms

5. Draw various pictograms from given tables of information

6. Construct various tables of information from given pictograms