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The official Saskatchewan Mathematics, Grade 3 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Mathematics, Grade 3 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 4 | Number |
| Strand P | 2 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 5 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 1 | Statistics and Probability |
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How MapleMind teaches Mathematics, Grade 3 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Whole numbers to 1000, adding and subtracting to 1000, first multiplication and division, and beginning fractions.
Whole Numbers to 1000
- Building numbers to 1000N3.1 — Represent whole numbers to 1000 using place value with hundreds, tens, and ones, including skip counting.
- Reading and describing numbers to 1000N3.1 — Describe whole numbers to 1000 by reading, writing, and decomposing them in more than one way.
- Estimating to 1000 with referentsN3.1 — Estimate quantities to 1000 by using referents of 10 or 100.
- Comparing and ordering numbers to 1000N3.1 — Compare two numbers and order three or more numbers to 1000 using place value.
Adding and Subtracting to 1000
- Strategies for adding and subtracting to 1000N3.2 — Represent and use strategies for adding and subtracting whole numbers with answers to 1000, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Solving real problems to 1000N3.2 — Create and solve situational questions involving addition and subtraction to 1000.
- Estimating sums and differences to 1000N3.2 — Estimate sums and differences of numbers to 1000 using personal strategies.
Multiplication and Division to 5 x 5
- Showing multiplication and divisionN3.3 — Represent multiplication and division to 5 x 5 using repeated addition or subtraction, equal grouping, and arrays.
- Making and solving multiplication and division problemsN3.3 — Create and solve situational questions involving multiplication and division to 5 x 5, and record the process symbolically.
- How multiplication and division connectN3.3 — Relate multiplication and division as inverse operations using models and fact families.
Beginning Fractions
- Showing fractionsN3.4 — Represent fractions concretely, pictorially, and orally as equal parts of a whole, group, region, or length.
- Fractions in real lifeN3.4 — Observe and describe real situations where fractional quantities are used, and explain what the fraction quantifies.
- Comparing fractionsN3.4 — Compare and order fractions with equal numerators or equal denominators, and relate a fraction to a quantity, a whole, and zero or one.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- N3.1
Demonstrate understanding of whole numbers to 1000 (concretely, pictorially, physically, orally, in writing, and symbolically) including: • • representing (including place value)
- N3.2
Demonstrate understanding of addition of whole numbers with answers to 1000 and their corresponding subtractions (limited to 1, 2, and 3-digit numerals) including: • • representing strategies for adding and subtracting concretely, pictorially, and symbolically
- N3.3
Demonstrate understanding of multiplication to 5 × 5 and the corresponding division statements including: • representing and explaining using repeated addition or subtraction, equal grouping, and arrays
- N3.4
Demonstrate understanding of fractions concretely, pictorially, physically, and orally including: • • representing
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand P
Increasing and decreasing patterns, and solving one-step addition and subtraction equations.
Patterns and Equations
- Describing growing and shrinking patternsP3.1 — Observe, describe, and extend increasing and decreasing patterns using manipulatives, pictures, sounds, and actions.
- Creating and comparing patternsP3.1 — Compare and create increasing and decreasing patterns and use them to solve problems.
- The mystery symbol in an equationP3.2 — Understand equality and the use of a symbol to represent an unknown quantity in one-step addition and subtraction equations.
- Solving one-step equationsP3.2 — Solve one-step addition and subtraction equations concretely, pictorially, and by guess and test.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- P3.1
Demonstrate understanding of increasing and decreasing patterns including: • • observing and describing • • extending
- P3.2
Demonstrate understanding of equality by solving one-step addition and subtraction equations involving symbols representing an unknown quantity.
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
Passage of time, measuring mass in grams and kilograms, measuring length in centimetres and metres, 3-D objects, and 2-D polygons.
Time, Mass, and Length
- Units and referents for timeSS3.1 — Relate common activities to standard and non-standard units of time, and describe relationships between minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.
- Solving time and calendar problemsSS3.1 — Solve situational questions about time using the relationships between units, and work with calendar dates.
- Referents for grams and kilogramsSS3.2 — Select and justify referents for grams and kilograms, and describe the relationship between g and kg.
- Estimating and measuring massSS3.2 — Estimate mass using referents, and measure and record mass in grams and kilograms with a scale.
- Referents for centimetres and metresSS3.3 — Select and justify referents for centimetres and metres, and generalize the relationship between cm and m.
- Measuring length and perimeterSS3.3 — Estimate and measure length, width, height, and perimeter in centimetres and metres.
3-D Objects and Polygons
- Faces, edges, and verticesSS3.4 — Analyze 3-D objects by their faces, edges, and vertices.
- Describing polygonsSS3.5 — Describe and compare regular and irregular polygons including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons.
- Sorting polygonsSS3.5 — Sort polygons into regular and irregular groups and identify the sorting rule.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- SS3.1
Demonstrate understanding of the passage of time including: • • relating common activities to standard and non- standard units • • describing relationships between units
- SS3.2
Demonstrate understanding of measuring mass in g and kg by: • • selecting and justifying referents for g and kg • • modelling and describing the relationship between g and kg
- SS3.3
Demonstrate understanding of linear measurement (cm and m) including: • • selecting and justifying referents • • generalizing the relationship between cm and m
- SS3.4
Demonstrate understanding of 3-D objects by analyzing characteristics including faces, edges, and vertices.
- SS3.5
Demonstrate understanding of 2-D shapes (regular and irregular) including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons including: • • describing • • comparing
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Collecting and organizing first-hand data with tally marks, charts, bar graphs, and line plots.
First-Hand Data
- Collecting and organizing dataSP3.1 — Collect, organize, and represent first-hand data using tally marks, charts, lists, bar graphs, and line plots.
- Answering questions with dataSP3.1 — Pose and solve situational questions using bar graphs and line plots, and judge whether an interpretation is valid.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- SP3.1
Demonstrate understanding of first-hand data using tally marks, charts, lists, bar graphs, and line plots (abstract pictographs), through: • • collecting, organizing, and representing
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Mathematics, Grade 3 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Mathematics, Grade 3?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 28 skills in Saskatchewan's Mathematics, Grade 3 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to Saskatchewan's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Saskatchewan's Grade 3 Mathematics curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official Saskatchewan curriculum for Mathematics, Grade 3?
The official source is linked on this page — Saskatchewan's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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