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3-4.1 Applying and problem-solving

3.3 Shape and space

3.3.1 2-D shapes
- 3.3.1.1 identify, describe and classify 2-D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, circle, semicircle, oval and irregular shapes
  - Identify two-dimensional shapes (3-R.1)
- 3.3.1.2 explore, describe and compare the properties (sides, angles, parallel and non-parallel lines) of 2-D shapes
- 3.3.1.3 construct and draw 2-D shapes
- 3.3.1.4 combine, tessellate and make patterns with 2-D shapes
- 3.3.1.5 identify the use of 2-D shapes in the environment
- 3.3.1.6 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D shapes.
3.3.2 3-D shapes
- 3.3.2.1 identify, describe and classify 3-D shapes, including cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, triangular prism, pyramid
  - Identify two-dimensional shapes (3-R.1)
  - Identify three-dimensional shapes (3-R.3)
- 3.3.2.2 explore, describe and compare the properties of 3-D shapes
- 3.3.2.3 explore and describe the relationship of 3-D shapes with constituent 2-D shapes
  - Identify faces of three-dimensional shapes (3-R.5)
- 3.3.2.4 construct 3-D shapes
- 3.3.2.5 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D and 3-D shapes.
3.3.3 Symmetry
- 3.3.3.1 identify line symmetry in the environment
  - Symmetry (3-R.10)
- 3.3.3.2 identify and draw lines of symmetry in two-dimensional shapes
  - Symmetry (3-R.10)
3.3.4 Lines and angles
- 3.3.4.1 identify, describe and classify vertical, horizontal and parallel lines
- 3.3.4.2 recognise an angle in terms of a rotation
- 3.3.4.3 classify angles as greater than, less than or equal to a right angle
  - Angles greater than, less than or equal to a right angle (3-R.7)
- 3.3.4.4 solve problems involving lines and angles.

3.4 Measures

3.4.1 Length
- 3.4.1.1 estimate, compare, measure and record lengths of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (m, cm)
  - Which metric unit of length is appropriate? (3-Q.3)
- 3.4.1.2 rename units of length in m and cm
- 3.4.1.3 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition and subtraction of units of length (m, cm)
3.4.2 Area
- 3.4.2.1 estimate, compare and measure the area of regular and irregular shapes
3.4.3 Weight
- 3.4.3.1 estimate, compare, measure and record the weight of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (kg, g)
  - Which metric unit of mass is appropriate? (3-Q.5)
- 3.4.3.2 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition and subtraction of units of weight (kg and g)
3.4.4 Capacity
- 3.4.4.1 estimate, compare, measure and record the capacity of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (l, ml)
  - Which metric unit of volume is appropriate? (3-Q.7)
- 3.4.4.2 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition and subtraction of units of capacity (l, ml)
3.4.5 Time
- 3.4.5.1 consolidate and develop further a sense of time passing
  - Timelines (3-P.13)
- 3.4.5.2 read time in five-minute intervals on analogue and digital clock (12-hour)
- 3.4.5.3 record time in analogue and digital forms
- 3.4.5.4 read and interpret simple timetables
  - Reading schedules (3-P.12)
- 3.4.5.5 rename minutes as hours and hours as minutes
  - Convert between hours and fractions of hours (3-P.11)
- 3.4.5.6 read dates from calendars and express weeks as days and vice versa
  - Read a calendar (3-P.8)
  - Relate time units (3-P.9)
- 3.4.5.7 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving times and dates
3.4.6 Money (use up to introduction of the euro)
- 3.4.6.1 rename amounts of money as pounds or pence and record using p or £ symbol and decimal point
- 3.4.6.2 solve and complete one-step problems and tasks involving the addition and subtraction of money.
  - Add and subtract money amounts (3-O.7)
  - Add money amounts - word problems (3-O.8)
3.4.7 Money - euro
- 3.4.7.1 rename amounts of euro or cents and record using symbols and decimal point
  - Count coins and notes - up to €5 note (3-O.1)
- 3.4.7.2 solve and complete one-step problems and tasks involving the addition and subtraction of money.
  - Add and subtract money amounts (3-O.7)
  - Add money amounts - word problems (3-O.8)

3.5 Data

3.5.1 Representing and interpreting data
- 3.5.1.1 collect, organise and represent data using pictograms, block graphs and bar charts
- 3.5.1.2 read and interpret tables, pictograms, block graphs and bar charts
- 3.5.1.3 use data sets to solve and complete practical tasks and problems
3.5.2 Chance
- 3.5.2.1 use vocabulary of uncertainty and chance: possible, impossible, might, certain, not sure
  - Certain, probable, unlikely and impossible (3-Z.1)
- 3.5.2.2 order events in terms of likelihood of occurrence
- 3.5.2.3 identify and record outcomes of simple random processes

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3-4.1 Applying and problem-solving

3-4.1.1 select appropriate materials, concepts and processes for mathematical tasks and applications

3-4.1.2 apply concepts and processes in a variety of contexts

3-4.1.3 analyse problems and plan an approach to solving them

3-4.1.4 select and apply a variety of strategies to complete tasks and projects or to solve problems

3-4.1.5 evaluate solutions to problems

3-4.2 Communicating and expressing

3-4.2.1 discuss and explain the processes used and the results of mathematical activities, problems, and projects.

3-4.2.2 listen to and discuss other children's mathematical descriptions and explanations

3-4.2.3 discuss and record the processes and results of work using a variety of methods

3-4.2.4 discuss problems presented verbally or diagrammatically and carry out analyses

3-4.3 Integrating and connecting

3-4.3.1 connect informally acquired mathematical ideas and processes with formal mathematical ideas and processes

3-4.3.2 understand the connections between mathematical procedures and the concepts he/she uses

3-4.3.3 recognise mathematics in the environment

3-4.3.4 represent mathematical ideas and processes in different modes: verbal, pictorial, diagrammatic, and symbolic

3-4.3.5 recognise and apply mathematical ideas and processes in other areas of the curriculum

3-4.4 Reasoning

3-4.4.1 make hypotheses and carry out experiments to test them

3-4.4.2 make informal deductions involving a small number of steps

3-4.4.3 explore and investigate mathematical patterns and relationships

3-4.4.4 reason systematically in a mathematical context

3-4.4.5 justify processes and results of mathematical activities, problems and projects

3-4.5 Implementing

3-4.5.1 devise and use mental strategies and procedures for carrying out mathematical tasks

3-4.5.2 use appropriate manipulatives to carry out mathematical procedures

3-4.5.3 execute standard procedures efficiently with a variety of tools

3-4.6 Understanding and recalling

3-4.6.1 understand and recall terminology, facts and definitions.

3.1 Number

3.1.1 Place value

3.1.1.1 explore and identify place value in whole numbers, 0-999

3.1.1.2 read, write and order three-digit numbers

3.1.1.3 round whole numbers to the nearest ten or hundred

3.1.1.4 explore and identify place value in decimal numbers to one place of decimals.

3.1.2 Operations

3.1.2.1 add and subtract, without and with renaming, within 999

3.1.2.2 know and recall addition and subtraction facts

3.1.2.3 solve word problems involving addition and subtraction

3.1.2.4 develop an understanding of multiplication as repeated addition and vice versa

3.1.2.5 explore, understand and apply the zero, commutative and distributive properties of multiplication

3.1.2.6 develop and/or recall multiplication facts within 100

3.1.2.7 multiply a one-digit or two-digit number by 0-10

3.1.2.8 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving multiplication of whole numbers

3.1.2.9 develop an understanding of division as sharing and as repeated subtraction, without and with remainders

3.1.2.10 develop and/or recall division facts within 100

3.1.2.11 divide a one-digit or two-digit number by a one-digit number without and with remainders

3.1.2.12 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving division of whole numbers

3.1.3 Fractions

3.1.3.1 identify fractions and equivalent forms of fractions with denominators 2, 4, 8 and 10

3.1.3.2 compare and order fractions with appropriate denominators and position on the number line

3.1.3.3 calculate a fraction of a set using concrete materials

3.1.3.4 develop an understanding of the relationship between fractions and division: 1/4 of 32 = 8, 32/4 = 8

3.1.3.5 calculate a unit fraction of a number and calculate a number, given a unit fraction of the number

3.1.3.6 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving fractions

3.1.4 Decimals

3.1.4.1 identify tenths and express in decimal form

3.1.4.2 order decimals on the number line

3.1.4.3 solve problems involving decimals.

3.2 Algebra

3.2.1 Number patterns and sequences

3.2.1.1 explore, recognise and record patterns in number, 0-999

3.2.1.2 explore, extend and describe (explain rule for) sequences

3.2.1.3 use patterns as an aid in the memorisation of number facts

3.2.2 Number sentences

3.2.2.1 translate an addition or subtraction number sentence with a frame into a word problem (frame not in initial position)

3.2.2.2 solve one-step number sentences

3.3 Shape and space

3.3.1 2-D shapes

3.3.1.1 identify, describe and classify 2-D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, circle, semicircle, oval and irregular shapes

3.3.1.2 explore, describe and compare the properties (sides, angles, parallel and non-parallel lines) of 2-D shapes

3.3.1.3 construct and draw 2-D shapes

3.3.1.4 combine, tessellate and make patterns with 2-D shapes

3.3.1.5 identify the use of 2-D shapes in the environment

3.3.1.6 solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D shapes.

3.3.2 3-D shapes

3.3.2.1 identify, describe and classify 3-D shapes, including cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, triangular prism, pyramid