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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 3Chapter 10 · Level 3 check
Step-by-step Maths Level 3 · Level 3 check · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 3 Level 3 check: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 3 level 3 check chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Numbers to 1000Count in steps; split into hundreds, tens and ones; compare hundreds first
Add and subtractWork from the ones; carry or exchange; check by adding back
MultiplicationEqual groups are repeated addition; the 2, 5 and 10 facts give the total
FractionsHalves and quarters: divide into equal parts, then take the number of parts
Length and massMeasure with a ruler or scale; 100 cm = 1 m; 1000 g = 1 kg

Can you…?

  • I can count, compare and order numbers to 1000
  • I can add and subtract within 1000 with carrying and exchange
  • I can use equal groups and the 2, 5 and 10 times table facts
  • I can find halves and quarters of shapes and amounts
  • I can measure and compare length and mass

Key terms

carry
move a ten or a hundred to the next column when adding
exchange
break a ten or a hundred into smaller units when subtracting
equal groups
groups with the same number in each
quarter
one of four equal parts

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