This is the Grade 3 Mathematics Annual Teaching Plan for 2023/24. It sets out what to teach in two-week blocks across numbers, operations and relationships, patterns, space and shape, measurement and data handling, with the number range growing from about 200 in Term 1 to 1000 by Term 4.
Mathematics gets 7 hours a week (1 hr 24 mins a day, or 4 days of 1 hr 30 mins plus one 1-hour lesson), split into whole class counting and mental maths, new concept teaching and group-guided work. Each term is planned in two-week blocks, starting with baseline or diagnostic assessment, and lists DBE workbook pages and one formal assessment task (FAT) per term.
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What the Mathematics Grade 3 ATP covers
Term 1
- Counting in 1s to 200 and in multiples
- Place value of numbers to 99
- Addition and subtraction to 99
- Multiplying by 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Unit fractions: halves, thirds, quarters, fifths
- Telling time and reading calendars
- 3D objects and geometric patterns
- Length and data in tables and bar graphs
Formal assessment: Baseline assessment in weeks 1 and 2. One FAT with oral, practical and written parts covering measurement, space and shape, patterns, numbers and data handling.
Term 2
- Counting to 500 and in 50s and 100s to 1000
- Place value to 500
- Addition and subtraction to 400
- Multiplication and division to 50
- 2D shapes and symmetry
- Mass in grams and kilograms
- Time and length of time
- Collecting, sorting and analysing data
Formal assessment: Diagnostic assessment in weeks 1 and 2. One FAT with written, practical and oral parts covering patterns, numbers, space and shape, data handling and measurement.
Term 3
- Counting to 700 and number symbols to 1000
- Place value to 700
- Addition and subtraction to 800
- Times tables and division to 99
- Unit and non-unit fractions
- Capacity and volume in ml and litres
- Position, directions and informal maps
- Collecting, sorting and analysing data
Formal assessment: Diagnostic assessment in weeks 1 and 2. One FAT with written, oral and practical parts covering patterns, numbers, data handling, measurement and space and shape.
Term 4
- Counting to 1000 in 20s, 25s, 50s and 100s
- Place value to 999
- Addition and subtraction to 999
- Multiplying and dividing to 100
- Fractions and the fraction wall
- Calendars and telling time
- Length, mass and capacity problems
- Position, views and analysing data
Formal assessment: End-line assessment in weeks 1 and 2. One FAT with oral, written and practical parts covering numbers, measurement, patterns, space and shape and data handling.
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.