📘 P3 Mathematics
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📘 P3 Mathematics
Description
Welcome to the Primary 3 Mathematics Program!
This course builds on P2 foundations and broadens learners’ mathematical understanding through deeper work with numbers up to 10,000, expanded operations, fractions, measurement conversions, geometry, time, and financial literacy. Learners engage with real-world tasks, problem-solving activities, and logical reasoning challenges designed to sharpen mathematical thinking.
The program prepares pupils for upper-primary mathematics by strengthening computational fluency, reinforcing place value concepts, and encouraging independence and accuracy in solving complex problems.
🔍 What Learners Will Explore
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Reading, writing, expanding, and comparing numbers up to 10,000
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Addition and subtraction with carrying and borrowing
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Multiplication and division with larger numbers, including 3-digit × 2-digit
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Working with fractions (denominator ≤ 10), including comparing and adding
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Converting between kg–g, L–ml, and different time units
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Identifying and drawing lines, angles, and shapes
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Finding perimeters of squares, rectangles, and triangles
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Using Rwandan currency up to 5000Frw for buying, selling, and saving
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Reading calendars and converting between days, weeks, months, and years
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Plotting points and drawing shapes on a grid
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Completing and creating pictographs
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Solving missing-number problems and number patterns
🧠 The 4Cs in Action
Critical Thinking
Breaking down multi-step word problems, interpreting graphs, comparing fractions, and analysing number relationships.
Creativity
Designing grid shapes, creating pictographs, forming number patterns, and exploring real-life shopping and budgeting scenarios.
Communication
Presenting solutions, explaining mathematical strategies, and working through operations as a group.
Collaboration
Pair and group activities for measurement tasks, grid plotting, and operation-based challenges.
- 14 Sections
- 147 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- UNIT 1: Numbers from 0 to 2000Pupils will be able to count, read, write, order, compare, add, multiply, and divide numbers from 0 to 2000.21
- 1.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 1.2Lesson 1: Place Value of Digits in Numbers Up to 2000
- 1.3Lesson 2: Writing Numbers in Figures Up to 2000
- 1.4Lesson 4: Expanded Form of Numbers (100-2000)
- 1.5Lesson 3: Reading Numbers Up to 2000
- 1.6Lesson 5: Writing Numbers in Words Up to 2000
- 1.7Lesson 6: Comparing Numbers (≤ 2000)
- 1.8Lesson 7: Arranging Numbers in Ascending and Descending Order (≤ 2000)
- 1.9Lesson 8: Addition Without Carrying (Sums ≤ 2000)
- 1.10Lesson 9: Addition With Carrying (Sums ≤ 2000)
- 1.11Lesson 10: Word Problems on Addition (Sums ≤ 2000)
- 1.12Lesson 11: Subtraction Without Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 2000)
- 1.13Lesson 12: Subtraction With Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 2000)
- 1.14Lesson 13: Word Problems on Subtraction (Numbers ≤ 2000)
- 1.15Lesson 14: Multiples of 7, 8, and 9 (Up to 70, 80, 90)
- 1.16Lesson 15: Multiplication by 7, 8, 9 (Products ≤ 2000)
- 1.17Lesson 16: Multiplication of a 3-Digit by a 2-Digit Number (Product ≤ 2000)
- 1.18Lesson 17: Word Problems on Multiplication (3-Digit by 2-Digit)
- 1.19Lesson 18: Multiplication by 100 or 1000 (Product ≤ 2000)
- 1.20Lesson 19: Division Without Remainder (4-Digit by 1-Digit, Dividend < 2000)
- 1.21Lesson 20: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 2: Numbers from 0 to 5000Pupils will be able to count, read, write, expand, decompose, order, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers up to 5000.19
- 2.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 2.2Lesson 1: Place Value of Digits in Numbers Up to 5000
- 2.3Lesson 2: Reading and Writing Numbers in Figures Up to 5000
- 2.4Lesson 3: Expanding a Number
- 2.5Lesson 4: Writing Numbers Up to 5000 in Words
- 2.6Lesson 5: Comparing Numbers (≤ 5000)
- 2.7Lesson 6: Arranging Numbers in Ascending and Descending Order (≤ 5000)
- 2.8Lesson 7: Addition Without Carrying (Sums ≤ 5000)
- 2.9Lesson 8: Addition With Carrying (Sums ≤ 5000)
- 2.10Lesson 9: Word Problems on Addition (Sums ≤ 5000)
- 2.11Lesson 10: Subtraction Without Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 5000)
- 2.12Lesson 11: Subtraction With Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 5000)
- 2.13Lesson 12: Word Problems on Subtraction (Numbers ≤ 5000)
- 2.14Lesson 13: Multiplication of a 3-Digit by a 2-Digit Number (Product ≤ 5000)
- 2.15Lesson 14: Multiplication by 100 and 1000 (Product ≤ 5000)
- 2.16Lesson 15: Word Problems on Multiplication (3-Digit by 2-Digit, Product ≤ 5000)
- 2.17Lesson 16: Division Without Remainder (4-Digit by 1-Digit, Dividend < 5000)
- 2.18Lesson 17: Word Problems on Division (Dividend < 5000)
- 2.19Lesson 18: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 3: Numbers from 0 to 10000Pupils will be able to count, read, write, order, decompose, expand, compare, add, subtract, and divide whole numbers up to 10,000.19
- 3.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 3.2Lesson 1: Place Value and Expanded Form of Numbers Up to 10,000
- 3.3Lesson 2: Reading Numbers Up to 10,000 in Figures
- 3.4Lesson 3: Writing Numbers Up to 10,000 in Figures
- 3.5Lesson 4: Writing Numbers Up to 10,000 in Words
- 3.6Lesson 5: Comparing Numbers (≤ 10,000)
- 3.7Lesson 6: Arranging Numbers in Ascending and Descending Order (≤ 10,000)
- 3.8Lesson 7: Addition Without Carrying (Sums ≤ 10,000)
- 3.9Lesson 8: Addition With Carrying (Sums ≤ 10,000)
- 3.10Lesson 9: Word Problems on Addition (Sums ≤ 10,000)
- 3.11Lesson 10: Subtraction Without Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 10,000)
- 3.12Lesson 11: Subtraction With Borrowing (Numbers ≤ 10,000)
- 3.13Lesson 12: Word Problems on Subtraction (Numbers ≤ 10,000)
- 3.14Lesson 13: Multiplication of a 3-Digit by a 2-Digit Number (Product ≤ 10,000)
- 3.15Lesson 14: Word Problems on Multiplication (Product ≤ 10,000)
- 3.16Lesson 15: Multiplication by 100 and 1000 (Product ≤ 10,000)
- 3.17Lesson 16: Division Without Remainder (4-Digit by 1-Digit, Dividend < 10,000)
- 3.18Lesson 17: Word Problems on Division (Dividend < 10,000)
- 3.19Lesson 18: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 4: Fractions (Denominator ≤ 10)Pupils will be able to read, write, draw, add, subtract, and multiply fractions with the same denominator (≤ 10) by a whole number.9
- 4.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 4.2Lesson 1: Reading, Writing, Shading, Ordering, and Comparing Fractions
- 4.3Lesson 2: Addition of Fractions with the Same Denominator (≤ 10)
- 4.4Lesson 3: Subtraction of Like Fractions (Denominator ≤ 10)
- 4.5Lesson 4: Fraction of a Number and Word Problems
- 4.6Lesson 5: Ordering Fractions in Ascending/Descending Order
- 4.7Lesson 6: Complement of a Fraction to Form a Unit
- 4.8Lesson 7: Word Problems Involving Fractions of a Whole Number
- 4.9Lesson 8: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 5: Relationship Between Length MeasurementsPupils will be able to measure, convert, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide length measurements.9
- 5.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 5.2Lesson 1: Measuring the Length of Objects
- 5.3Lesson 2: Relationship Between Length Units and Conversion
- 5.4Lesson 3: Comparing and Arranging Objects by Length
- 5.5Lesson 4: Addition of Length Measurements
- 5.6Lesson 5: Subtraction of Length Measurements
- 5.7Lesson 6: Multiplying Length Measurements by a Number
- 5.8Lesson 7: Dividing Length Measurements by a Number
- 5.9Lesson 8: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 6: Mass Measurements (Kg to g)Pupils will be able to measure, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide mass measurements from kg to g.10
- 6.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 6.2Lesson 1: Measuring, Reading, and Writing the Mass of Objects
- 6.3Lesson 2: Relationship Between kg and g and Their Conversion
- 6.4Lesson 3: Comparing Mass Measurements
- 6.5Lesson 4: Arranging Objects According to Their Mass
- 6.6Lesson 5: Addition of Mass Measurements
- 6.7Lesson 6: Subtraction of Mass Measurements
- 6.8Lesson 7: Multiplying Mass Measurements by a Number
- 6.9Lesson 8: Dividing Mass Measurements by a Number
- 6.10Lesson 9: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 7: Capacity Measurements (L to ml)Pupils will be able to measure, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide capacity measurements from litres to millilitres.6
- 7.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 7.2Lesson 1: Measuring, Reading, and Writing the Capacity of Objects
- 7.3Lesson 2: Relationship Between Litres and Millilitres and Conversion
- 7.4Lesson 3: Comparing and Ordering Capacity Measurements
- 7.5Lesson 4: Addition and Subtraction of Capacity Measurements
- 7.6Lesson 5: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 8: Rwandan Currency (1Frw to 5000Frw)Pupils will be able to use up to 5000Frw appropriately for buying and selling.10
- 8.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 8.2Lesson 1: Characteristics and Values of Rwandan Currency (1Frw-5000Frw)
- 8.3Lesson 2: Changing Rwandan Currency (1Frw-5000Frw)
- 8.4Lesson 3: Word Problems on Addition of Currency
- 8.5Lesson 4: Word Problems on Subtraction of Currency
- 8.6Lesson 5: Word Problems on Multiplication of Currency
- 8.7Lesson 6: Word Problems on Division of Currency by a Whole Number
- 8.8Lesson 7: Buying and Selling
- 8.9Lesson 8: Saving and Small Income-Generating Projects
- 8.10Lesson 9: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 9: Time MeasurementsPupils will be able to read and write time, use a calendar, and convert between units of time.12
- 9.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 9.2Lesson 1: Telling Time: O’Clock and Exact Time
- 9.3Lesson 2: Telling Time: Half Past an Hour
- 9.4Lesson 3: Telling Time: A Quarter Past an Hour
- 9.5Lesson 4: Telling Time: A Quarter To an Hour
- 9.6Lesson 5: Using a Calendar
- 9.7Lesson 6: Converting Days into Hours
- 9.8Lesson 7: Converting Weeks into Days
- 9.9Lesson 8: Converting Years into Months
- 9.10Lesson 9: Ordinary Year and Leap Year
- 9.11Lesson 10: Planning Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Activities
- 9.12Lesson 11: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 10: Types of Lines and AnglesPupils will be able to identify and draw parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines, and draw and compare right, acute, and obtuse angles.5
- UNIT 11: Square, Rectangle, Triangle, and CirclePupils will be able to draw and describe a square, rectangle, triangle, and circle, and find the perimeter of a square, rectangle, and triangle.11
- 11.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 11.2Lesson 1: Characteristics and Perimeter of a Square
- 11.3Lesson 2: Characteristics and Perimeter of a Rectangle
- 11.4Lesson 3: General Characteristics of a Triangle
- 11.5Lesson 4: Characteristics of an Equilateral Triangle
- 11.6Lesson 5: Characteristics of an Isosceles Triangle
- 11.7Lesson 6: Characteristics of a Right-Angled Triangle
- 11.8Lesson 7: Characteristics of a Scalene Triangle
- 11.9Lesson 8: Perimeter of a Triangle
- 11.10Lesson 9: Characteristics of a Circle
- 11.11Lesson 10: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 12: GridsPupils will be able to draw grids, plot points, or geometric figures on a grid.5
- UNIT 13: Missing Numbers in OperationsPupils will be able to find the missing number using rules of counting in operations and number patterns.6
- 13.1Lesson 0: Introduction of the Unit
- 13.2Lesson 1: Finding Missing Numbers in Addition and Subtraction
- 13.3Lesson 2: Finding Missing Numbers in Multiplication and Division
- 13.4Lesson 3: Finding the Common Difference in Increasing Number Patterns
- 13.5Lesson 4: Finding the Common Difference in Decreasing Number Patterns
- 13.6Lesson 5: End of Unit Assessment
- UNIT 14: PictographsPupils will be able to describe the information read on a pictograph.5
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"The P3 Mathematics program helped my daughter become faster and more accurate with numbers. She now explains place value up to 10,000 and solves long multiplication with confidence!"
— Parent of a Primary 3 learner
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