South Korea Grade 3 Curriculum - Mathematics

This outlines the South Korea Grade 3 Mathematics curriculum, based on information from FutureSchool. The curriculum is broken down into several key areas, focusing on developing fundamental math skills.

Numbers and Calculation:

• Numbers 100-999: Counting to 999, skip counting by 10s and 100s, and representing numbers with pictures or objects.
• Addition to 99: Adding two 2-digit numbers using place value.
• Subtraction up to 99: Subtracting bigger numbers and writing number sentences.
• Subtraction with Borrowing: Recording subtraction number sentences and understanding trading between place value columns using renaming.
• Subtraction of Two-Digit Numbers (Comparison): Solving and recording word problems, and understanding estimation.
• Numbers 1000-9999: Counting, skip counting, and representing numbers.
• Addition up to 999: Solving and recording addition problems with three-digit numbers using place value.
• Subtraction up to 999 (Renaming): Trading between columns in subtraction using renaming and solving number sentences with missing numbers.
• Multiplication (Equal Groups): Writing about and counting equal groups and rows.
• Multiplication (Repeated Addition): Writing about and counting equal groups using different methods.
• Multiplication Sign: Multiplying single numbers.
• Division (Strategies): Sharing objects equally and writing about them.
• Multiplication (Important Facts): Connecting multiplication and division, and using strategies to solve multiplication sentences.
• Multiplication (Extended Algorithms): Understanding multiplication using extended algorithms.
• Multiples and Factors: Identifying multiples and factors of whole numbers, and calculating the product of squared numbers.
• Division (Known Facts and Sharing): Using sharing concepts to solve and record division problems.

Measurement:

• Length (Meters and Perimeter): Calculating the perimeter of shapes in meters.
• Length (Centimeters): Measuring length and perimeter in centimeters.
• Length (Kilometers): Reading distances in kilometers and calculating total distances on a map.
• Length (Unit Conversion): Using millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers to measure and convert.
• Weight/Mass: Understanding the concept of mass.
• Capacity: Understanding the relationship between liters and milliliters.

Data Handling:

• Pictograms: Organizing, reading, and summarizing information in picture graphs.
• Bar Charts: Organizing, reading, and summarizing information in column graphs.

Time:

• Months and Seasons: Naming and ordering months and seasons, and knowing the number of days in each month and months in each season.
• Days of the Week: Naming and ordering days of the week, and understanding a diary.
• Minutes Past the Hour: Reading minutes past the hour on an analog clock.
• Minutes to the Hour: Reading minutes to the hour on an analog clock.
• Comparing Analog and Digital Time: Reading both types of clocks and recording digital time.
• AM and PM Time: Understanding and using AM and PM notation.

Fractions:

• Fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/8): Naming fractions and describing parts of a whole.
• Fractions (Parts of a Group): Describing parts of a collection using fractions.
• Comparing and Ordering Fractions: Comparing and ordering fractions with the same and different numbers of equal parts.