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Primary maths study guides

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Primary 3 study guides

Primary 3 Numbers up to 10 000 Study GuidePrimary 3 numbers up to 10 000, step by step: place value and number words, comparing and ordering, number patterns, digit cards and matchsticks.Place value · Comparing · Patterns · Digit cards · Growing figures
Primary 3 Addition and Subtraction Within 10 000 Study GuidePrimary 3 addition and subtraction within 10 000: column addition with renaming, subtracting across zeros, mental sums and how many at first problems.Add in columns · Across zeros · Mental maths · Work backwards
Primary 3 Money Study GuidePrimary 3 money: making a whole dollar amount, adding and subtracting dollars and cents with the points lined up, and finding change from a note.Whole dollars · Dollars and cents · Shopping and change
Primary 3 Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 Study GuideLearn the Primary 3 times tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 step by step: build each table, use a fact you know, and find the related division facts.Build a table · Use a fact you know · Share into groups · Fact families
Primary 3 Multiplication and Division Study GuideLearn Primary 3 multiplication and division step by step: 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication, long division with remainder, and remainder word problems.Multiply · Divide · Remainders · Multiply to check
Primary 3 More Word Problems Study GuideLearn Primary 3 word problems step by step: two-step problems, bar models, guess and check, before and after, and working backwards, with worked examples.Two steps · Bar models · Guess and check · Before and after · Compare and undo
Primary 3 Bar Graphs Study GuideLearn Primary 3 bar graphs step by step: reading a scale, comparing paired bars, finding a missing bar, and working out a scale from one bar.Read a scale · Paired bars · Missing bars · Only zero labelled
Primary 3 Angles Study GuideLearn Primary 3 angles step by step: what an angle is, right angles, greater or smaller than a right angle, and counting angles in a figure.Size of an angle · Right angles · Comparing · Counting angles
Primary 3 Perpendicular and Parallel Lines Study GuideLearn Primary 3 perpendicular and parallel lines: spot right angles with a set square, compare gaps on a grid, and draw both kinds of line through a point.Perpendicular lines · Parallel lines · Drawing perpendiculars · Drawing parallels
Primary 3 Fractions Study GuideLearn Primary 3 fractions step by step: equivalent fractions, simplest form, comparing unlike fractions, and adding and subtracting related fractions.Equivalent fractions · Simplest form · Comparing · Adding and subtracting
Primary 3 Length, Mass and Volume Study GuidePrimary 3 length, mass and volume, step by step: choosing units, reading scales and jugs, converting compound units and solving measurement word problems.Units · Scales · Converting · Calculating
Primary 3 Area and Perimeter Study GuidePrimary 3 area and perimeter: count square units, add every side, use length × breadth, find a missing side, and split figures made of rectangles.Counting squares · Perimeter · Rectangle area · Missing side · Joined rectangles · Identical pieces
Primary 3 Time Study GuideLearn Primary 3 time step by step: seconds and minutes, the 24-hour clock, and finding starting time, finishing time and duration on a timeline.Seconds · 24-hour clock · Timelines · Breaks and clocks

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