Year 3 · usually aged 8 to 9
Year 3 maths and English
50 maths and English lessons for Year 3, mapped to the Victorian Curriculum 2.0. Your child starts where they are, follows a short daily plan, and you see how they're going.
The lessons
Every Year 3 lesson in Study Compass.
Maths
Number and algebra (12)
- Big numbers: reading, writing and ordering past 10 000
- Odd and even numbers
- Fast facts to 20
- Fact families
- Adding and subtracting two- and three-digit numbers
- Tables: 3, 4, 5 and 10
- Multiplying and dividing with arrays and groups
- Unit fractions
- Estimate and check
- Money
- Word problems
- Following number steps (algorithms)
Measurement (5)
- Choosing metric units
- Reading scales
- Units of time
- Telling the time
- Angles as turns
Space (2)
- Objects and their features
- Maps and finding places
Statistics (3)
- Collecting data
- Graphs
- A small survey of their own
Probability (2)
- Chance words
- Chance experiments
English
Reading (7)
- Kinds of text
- Finding the answer
- Reading between the lines
- Headings and pictures
- Characters and settings
- Rhyme and rhythm
- Reading smoothly
Writing (5)
- Writing a story
- Writing to persuade
- Same topic, different readers
- Checking and fixing their writing
- Talking about books (at home)
Grammar and punctuation (10)
- Subject and verb agree
- Kinds of verbs
- Tense and time words
- Must, might, could (modal verbs)
- Apostrophes
- Paragraphs
- Words with two meanings
- Strong and soft words (evaluative language)
- Nouns: naming words
- Pronouns
Spelling (4)
- Syllables
- Prefixes and suffixes
- Tricky letter patterns
- Homophones
Each lesson has a short explainer read aloud, a quiz and five levels of practice. Outside Victoria, a few lessons sit in a different year so the plan matches what your school teaches.
NAPLAN
Year 3 NAPLAN, at a glance.
NAPLAN is in March, about six weeks into Year 3, so it mostly checks Year 2 and early Year 3 learning.
| Test | Time | How |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | 40 min | On paper, by hand |
| Reading | 45 min | Online |
| Conventions of language | 45 min | Online: spelling, grammar, punctuation |
| Numeracy | 45 min | Online, no calculator |
NAPLAN-style practice tests for Year 3 · Try 10 free questions · NAPLAN explained
Practice scores, not official NAPLAN results. Study Compass isn't affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.