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Daily Mental Maths Challenges - Year 3 Term 3
3 Pre & Primary Essentials Resources Worksheets Mathematics Fractions & Decimals Number & Place Value Patterns & Algebras 21 Pages

Daily Mental Maths Challenges - Year 3 Term 3

These fantastic weekly guides will save you bucket loads of time and preparation! These age-appropriate questions are a great resource for warmups or fast finishers when practicing their mental mathematics. The guides have been created for all weeks of the school year, simply display for students or print and turn into booklets.
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to use inverse relationships between addition and subtraction to find unknown values using different strategies.
  • We are learning to use number sentences and partitioning to demonstrate the connection between addition and subtraction.
  • We are learning to recall addition facts to 20 and apply to related subtraction facts using a range of strategies.
  • We are learning to recall addition and subtraction facts to 20 and to develop mental strategies for larger numbers.
  • We are learning to use a range of mental strategies to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts for twos and apply to related division facts using doubling and halving.
  • We are learning to multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers in word problems using a variety of strategies.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10 and apply this to related division facts.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts.
  • We are learning to solve problems involving modelling addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, using different strategies.
  • We are learning to solve multiplication problems using mental and written strategies and calculators to check our answers.
  • We are learning to recognise 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/10 and their multiples to a complete whole and fractions of groups in different ways.
  • We are learning to recognise 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole and to locate fractions on a number line.
  • We are learning to follow and create number sentences to investigate number patterns and rules and to find emerging patterns.
  • We are learning to describe, continue and create number patterns and use addition and subtraction to identify the rule.

Curriculum alignment

AC9M3A02 9 Extend and apply knowledge of addition and subtraction facts to 20 to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator AC9M3N07 9 Follow and create algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions to investigate numbers; describe any emerging patterns AC9M2A03  9 Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving  AC9M2A02 9 Recall and demonstrate proficiency with addition facts to 20; extend and apply facts to develop related subtraction facts AC9M3A01 9 Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction as inverse operations, apply to partition numbers and find unknown values in number sentences AC9M3N02 9 Recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole AC9M3N04 9 Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies AC9M3A03 9 Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts AC9M3N06 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation ACMNA058 8.4 Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole ACMNA057 8.4 Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies ACMNA056 8.4 Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts ACMNA060 8.4 Describe, continue, and create number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtraction ACMNA055 8.4 Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation ACMNA054 8.4 Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction
MA2-6NA old Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division MA2-8NA old Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-5NA old Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers MA2-7NA old Represents, models and compares commonly used fractions and decimals MA1-6NA old Uses a range of mental strategies and concrete materials for multiplication and division MA1-1WM old Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols MA1-2WM old Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems MA1-3WM old Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained MA1-4NA old Applies place value, informally, to count, order, read and represent two- and three-digit numbers MA2-PF-01 new Represents and compares halves, quarters, thirds and fifths as lengths on a number line and their related fractions formed by halving (eighths, sixths and tenths) MA2-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands MA1-FG-01 new Uses the structure of equal groups to solve multiplication problems, and shares or groups to solve division problems MA2-RN-02 new Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value MA2-AR-01 new Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers MA2-AR-02 new Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values MA1-CSQ-01 new Uses number bonds and the relationship between addition and subtraction to solve problems involving partitioning MA2-MR-01 new Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems MA2-MR-02 new Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values
VCMNA138 Describe, continue, and create number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtraction VCMNA114 Apply repetition in arithmetic operations, including multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction VCMNA136 Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole VCMNA135 Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies VCMNA134 Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts VCMNA109 Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations VCMNA108 Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays VCMNA133 Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation VCMNA103 Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences VCMNA107 Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies VCMNA106 Explore the connection between addition and subtraction VCMNA139 Use a function machine and the inverse machine as a model to apply mathematical rules to numbers or shapes VCMNA132 Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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