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3rd & 4th Class3rd & 4th Class

Content:

o Content of the curriculum

o Topics to be covered in 3rd and

4th class

o How to support your child’s

learning at home

Skillso Applying and problem-solvingo Communicating and expressingo Integrating and connectingo Reasoningo Implementingo Understanding and recalling

Numbero Place Valueo Operations- Addition, Subtraction,

Multiplication, Divisiono Fractionso Decimals

Place Value- 3rd Classo explore and identify place value in whole

numbers, 0-999o read, write and order three-digit

numberso round whole numbers to the nearest ten

or hundredo explore and identify place value in

decimal numbers to one place of decimals

Place Value- 4th Classo explore and identify place value in whole

numbers, 0-9999o read, write and order four-digit numbers

and solve simple problemso round whole numbers to the nearest

thousando explore and identify place value in

decimal numbers to two places of decimals

Addition & Subtraction; 3rd Class

o add and subtract, with and without renaming, within 999

o know and recall addition and subtraction facts

o solve word problems involving addition and subtraction

Addition & Subtraction; 4th Class

o add and subtract, with and without renaming, within 9999

Multiplication- 3rd Class

o develop an understanding of multiplication as repeated addition and vice versa

o develop and/or recall multiplication facts within 100

o multiply a one-digit or two-digit number by 0-10

Multiplication- 4th Class

o multiply a two-digit or three-digit number by a one or two-digit number

o use a calculator to check estimateso solve and complete practical tasks

and problems involving multiplication of whole numbers

Division- 3rd Classo develop an understanding of division as

sharing and as repeated subtraction, without and with remainders

o develop and/or recall division facts within 100

o divide a one-digit/two-digit number by a one-digit number without and with remainders

Division- 4th Classo divide a three-digit number by a

one-digit number with and without remainders

o use calculator to check estimates

Fractions- 3rd Classo identify fractions and equivalent

forms of fractions with denominators 2, 4, 8 and 10

o compare and order fractions on the number line

o calculate a unit fraction of a number and calculate a number, given a unit fraction of the number

Fractions- 4th Classo identify fractions and equivalent

forms of fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12

o calculate a number, given a multiple fraction of the number

o express one number as a fraction of another number

Decimalso 3rd Class- identify tenths and

express in decimal form as 0.1

• 4th Class-express tenths and hundredths as fractions and decimals i.e. O.1/ 0.01

Algebrao Number patterns and sequenceso Number sentences o 3rd Class- o 4th Class-

Shape and Space• 2-D shapes• 3-D shapes• Symmetry• Lines and angles

Measureso Length- cm, m, kmo Area- cm², m²o Weight- g, kgo Capacity- ml, lo Time- mins, hrso Money- cent, euro

How to support your child’s learning

o Emphasis on tables; skip countingo Make use of online games (see

handout)o Make maths applicable to

everyday life (see handout)