Year 3 Mathematics – Term 3 (WA Curriculum): Multiplication and More

What this unit covers

In Term 3, Year 3 Mathematics in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Multiplication and More”.

Term 3 Mathematics for Year 3. Focus areas: multiplication, division intro. Aligned with WA Curriculum v9.

Lesson sequence (40 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Exploring Groups of Equal Objects Using Concrete Materials
2. Creating Arrays with Counters and Blocks
3. Recording Multiplication as Repeated Addition
4. Building and Describing Arrays for 2 Times Tables
5. Recalling Multiplication Facts for 2s Using Skip Counting
6. Creating Equal Groups to Show Division Concepts
7. Sharing Objects Equally Among Groups
8. Recording Division Using Arrays and Number Sentences
9. Exploring the Relationship Between 2 Times Tables and Division
10. Building Arrays for 5 Times Tables Using Hands and Counters
11. Skip Counting by 5s to Recall Multiplication Facts
12. Solving Division Problems Using 5 Times Tables Knowledge
13. Creating Arrays for 10 Times Tables Using Base-Ten Blocks
14. Identifying Patterns in 10 Times Tables
15. Solving Real-World Problems Using 10 Times Tables
16. Building Arrays for 3 Times Tables Using Concrete Materials
17. Recalling 3 Times Tables Through Repeated Practice
18. Exploring 4 Times Tables Using Double-Double Strategy
19. Connecting Division Facts to Known Multiplication Tables
20. Identifying Unit Fractions Using Concrete Materials
21. Representing One-Half Using Folding and Cutting Activities
22. Exploring One-Third and One-Quarter with Shape Models
23. Recognising One-Fifth and One-Tenth in Real Objects
24. Combining Unit Fractions to Make Whole Numbers
25. Solving Multiplication Word Problems Using Arrays
26. Solving Division Word Problems Using Sharing Strategies
27. Creating Number Patterns Using Multiplication Tables
28. Applying Multiplication and Division in Money Problems
29. Reading Time to the Hour and Half Hour on Analogue Clocks
30. Telling Time to the Quarter Hour Using Analogue and Digital Clocks
31. Reading Time to Five-Minute Intervals on Analogue Clocks
32. Calculating Duration in Hours and Minutes for Daily Activities
33. Comparing and Ordering Temperatures Using Degrees Celsius
34. Solving Time Problems Involving Hours, Minutes and Seconds
35. Using Chance Language to Describe Everyday Events
36. Identifying Possible Outcomes in Simple Chance Events
37. Comparing Likelihood of Events Using Probability Language
38. Conducting Simple Chance Experiments with Equal Outcomes
39. Recording and Recognising Variation in Repeated Chance Experiments
40. Interpreting Real-Life Data in Dot Plots and Column Graphs

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 3

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 3 runs from Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September — 10 weeks for WA public schools. With 40 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.