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Make Grade 3 maths click, one skill at a time
Grade 3 Maths Practice in South Africa
Interactive Grade 3 maths practice in South Africa, organised by topic: column addition and subtraction, times tables to 10, fractions, and perimeter. Built around CAPS.
- 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.
- 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
- Recognise, compare and find fractions of quantities
- Solve money problems in rand and cents
- Tell the time to the minute and work out time intervals
- Measure perimeter using standard units
- Draw and interpret bar graphs and tables
About this class
About Primary Three mathematics
In Grade 3, learners following CAPS use written methods for addition and subtraction, learn multiplication facts to 10 × 10, divide, compare fractions, and measure time and perimeter. It is part of the Foundation Phase (Grades R–3). 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, Grade 3 learners aged 8–9 and teachers in South Africa
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Primary Three maths questions
What maths do Grade 3 learners study in South Africa?
Grade 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 Grade 3 maths?
Learners starting Grade 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 Grade 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.