Basic Operations — Primary 3

• 3, 4 and 8 times tables

  Litnumia skill: 3, 4 and 8 times tables

  Multiplication tables recited and memorised early; long multiplication and division taught as formal written procedures.

• Column addition with regrouping

  Litnumia skill: Column addition with regrouping

  Carrying shown as a small digit above the next column; learners recite 'write down the ones, carry the tens'.

• Column subtraction with regrouping

  Litnumia skill: Column subtraction with regrouping

  'Borrowing' notation with crossed-out digits is standard; steps recited aloud.

• Mental strategies with three-digit numbers

  Litnumia skill: Mental strategies with three-digit numbers

  Early move to vertical (column) arrangement with carrying and borrowing shown explicitly; drilled number facts.

• Multiply and divide by 10 and 100

  Litnumia skill: Multiply and divide by 10 and 100

  Multiplication tables recited and memorised early; long multiplication and division taught as formal written procedures.

• Short multiplication

  Litnumia skill: Short multiplication

  Vertical short multiplication introduced in Primary 3 with carrying digits noted above.