Make Primary 3 maths click, one skill at a time

Primary 3 Maths Practice in Nigeria

Interactive Primary 3 maths practice in Nigeria, organised by topic: column addition and subtraction, times tables to 10, fractions, and perimeter. Built around the Nigerian national curriculum.

  • Ages 8–9
  • 10 topics to explore

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Choose a topic

Each topic has practice questions, worksheets and revision activities for Primary Three.

Getting ready for Primary Three

Skills checklist

What Primary Three learners practise

Work through one skill at a time and tick it off as confidence grows.

  1. Read, write and compare numbers to 10,000
  2. Add and subtract three-digit numbers using written methods
  3. Recall multiplication facts to 10 × 10 and use them to divide
  4. Recognise, compare and find fractions of quantities
  5. Solve money problems in naira and kobo
  6. Tell the time to the minute and work out time intervals
  7. Measure perimeter using standard units
  8. Draw and interpret bar graphs and tables

About this class

About Primary Three mathematics

In Primary 3, learners following the Nigerian national curriculum use written methods for addition and subtraction, learn multiplication facts to 10 × 10, divide, compare fractions, and measure time and perimeter. Boldungu breaks each topic into short sets of interactive questions so children can practise one skill at a time and come back to anything that needs more work.

For Parents, Primary 3 learners aged 8–9 and teachers in Nigeria

Parents ask

Primary Three maths questions

What maths do Primary 3 learners study in Nigeria?

Primary 3 maths usually focuses on column addition and subtraction, times tables to 10, fractions, and perimeter. Key skills include learning to read, write and compare numbers to 10,000; add and subtract three-digit numbers using written methods; recall multiplication facts to 10 × 10 and use them to divide.

What should my child know before starting Primary 3 maths?

Learners starting Primary 3 should be comfortable with place value to 1,000, two-digit addition and subtraction and the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

How often should my child practise Primary 3 maths?

Short, regular sessions work best: about 10 to 15 minutes, three or four times a week. Start with the current class topic and revisit earlier topics for revision.