Primary school, Year 3 · Ages 7-8
Year 3 Maths Tutor: Times Tables, Fractions and Time
One-to-one Year 3 maths for ages 7 to 8, from column addition to the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
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How it works, in short
TaleemSquare Year 3 maths tutoring is live, one-to-one online lessons of 45 minutes for children aged 7 to 8, following the National Curriculum in England and your child's own school. Tutors cover numbers to 1,000, column addition and subtraction, the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, fractions, measures, time, angles and bar charts, repairing Year 2 gaps first.
There is no national maths test in Year 3; progress is judged through school tests and teacher assessment. The next national milestone is the multiplication tables check in June of Year 4, so the Year 3 tables matter. A free assessment comes first, and plans start at £69 a month for two 45-minute lessons a week (about £8.63 a lesson).
- Format
- Live, one-to-one, online
- Lesson length
- 45 minutes
- Level
- Ages 7-8
- Price
- From £69 a month
- Per hour of tutoring
- About £11.50
- Families taught
- 500+ since 2023
What changes after a term of lessons
Secure 3, 4 and 8 times tables
Recalls the 3, 4 and 8 tables and the matching division facts, and uses them to solve problems with equal groups and scaling.
Column methods that work
Adds and subtracts three-digit numbers in columns, estimating first and checking the answer with the inverse operation.
Fractions and time with meaning
Finds unit and non-unit fractions, adds fractions with the same denominator and reads the time to the nearest minute.
What we cover
Lessons follow your child's own school or homeschool curriculum. These are the areas we work on most at this level.
Place value to 1,000
Hundreds, tens and ones, counting in 4s, 8s, 50s and 100s, finding 10 or 100 more or less, and comparing and ordering numbers.
Column addition and subtraction
Mental methods with three-digit numbers, then formal columns up to three digits, using estimation and inverse operations to check.
The 3, 4 and 8 times tables
Recall of the tables and matching division facts, then moving from mental methods to written multiplication of two-digit by one-digit numbers.
Fractions
Tenths, unit and non-unit fractions on number lines, equivalent fractions with diagrams, and adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
Length, mass, capacity and money
Measuring in metric units, adding and subtracting amounts, the perimeter of simple shapes, and money problems with change in pounds and pence.
Telling the time
Analogue clocks including Roman numerals I to XII, 12-hour and 24-hour time, time to the nearest minute, and days in months and leap years.
Angles and lines
Angles as turns, right angles, angles bigger or smaller than a right angle, and horizontal, vertical, perpendicular and parallel lines.
Bar charts and tables
Reading and drawing bar charts, pictograms and tables with scales, then answering one-step and two-step questions about them.
One typical question, worked through
How a tutor talks a student through a maths question at this level. The student does the working on the shared whiteboard; the tutor asks the next question.
Aisha eats 3/8 of a pizza and her brother eats 2/8. What fraction of the pizza is left?
- Picture the pizza cut into 8 equal slices. The bottom number, 8, tells us the size of each slice, so it stays the same.
- Add what was eaten: 3 slices plus 2 slices is 5 slices, so 3/8 plus 2/8 is 5/8.
- A whole pizza is 8/8. Take away the 5/8 that was eaten: 8 slices take away 5 slices leaves 3 slices.
- Check by adding back: 5/8 eaten plus 3/8 left makes 8/8, the whole pizza.
Answer: 3/8 of the pizza is left.
The slip we see most often
Children often add the bottom numbers as well, writing 3/8 plus 2/8 as 5/16. The fix is to draw the pizza: the slices have not changed size, we have only counted more of them, so the 8 stays put.
Signs your child could use help
- Does not know the 3, 4 and 8 times tables yet
- Gets stuck when a column subtraction needs exchanging
- Cannot say which is bigger, a third or a quarter
- Struggles to read analogue clocks or Roman numerals
- Says maths was easy in Year 2 but now feels hard
- Rushes word problems and picks the wrong operation
One of these on its own is normal. Two or three together usually point to a specific gap, and finding it is what the free assessment is for.
Taught to your curriculum, wherever you live
Common Core State Standards, Grade 2
Grade 2 matches this age. Its critical areas are place value up to 1,000, fluent addition and subtraction within 100, measuring with rulers in centimetres and inches, and describing shapes. Children should know all sums of two one-digit numbers from memory. State maths tests start in Grade 3.
Level: Grade 2
National Curriculum in England: Key Stage 2, Year 3
Year 3 begins Key Stage 2 with the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, numbers to 1,000 and written column methods. There is no national test this year. The multiplication tables check follows in Year 4 and the SATs in May of Year 6, though schools may order topics differently.
Ontario Mathematics curriculum (2020), Grade 2
Ontario Grade 2 follows the 2020 Mathematics curriculum. Provincial testing starts next year: EQAO assesses reading, writing and mathematics in Grade 3, and again in Grade 6. Other provinces set their own curricula and assessments.
Level: Grade 2
Australian Curriculum v9: Mathematics, Year 2
Year 2 covers numbers to at least 1000, partitioning and regrouping, halves, quarters and eighths, addition facts to 20, the twos multiplication facts, and reading clocks to the quarter hour. NAPLAN numeracy is first sat in Year 3.
Level: Year 2
Inside a 45-minute Year 3 maths lesson
One 45-minute session. Tutors adjust the timings to your child.
6 min
Times tables warm-up
Quick rounds of the 3, 4 and 8 tables and the matching division facts.
6 min
Revisit
A Year 2 skill or last week's topic, such as bonds to 100.
12 min
New learning
One idea taught with a model on the whiteboard, such as base-ten blocks or a fraction wall.
13 min
Practice
Questions that move from routine to word problems, with the tutor close by.
8 min
Explain and wrap up
Your child explains one answer aloud. You get a WhatsApp note on progress.
Who teaches your child
Every TaleemSquare math tutor passes the same five checks before their first class. Your child keeps the same tutor each week, and if the fit is not right we switch tutor at no cost. Tutors are based in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Pakistan and India, and all of them teach in English.
Identity and references checked
Every tutor is identity-verified and reference-checked before teaching a student.
Subject test
Tutors pass a subject test before they are matched with a child.
Spoken-English assessment
Lessons are taught in English, so every tutor passes a spoken-English assessment.
Live sample lesson
Tutors teach a live sample lesson before they are hired, to show they can explain clearly.
Open to parents
Classes are one-to-one in a password-protected room. Sit in on any class or ask for a recording.
How we teach Year 3 maths
Times tables with patterns
The 4 table is double the 2s and the 8 table is double the 4s. Linking tables shows why facts connect, so recall is not pure memorisation.
Place value before columns
Base-ten blocks and place value charts on the whiteboard show why we exchange in column subtraction before your child tries the written method alone.
Fractions you can see
Bar models, fraction walls and number lines make a third or an eighth something your child can picture and compare.
Quiet repair of Year 2 gaps
If bonds to 20 or the 2, 5 and 10 tables are shaky, we revisit them in the warm-up so Year 3 topics build on firm ground.
Simple monthly plans
£69a month for 2 one-to-one maths lessons a week
About £8.63 a lesson, or £11.50 per hour of live one-to-one tutoring.
- Free 45-minute trial assessment, no card details
- No contract, cancel any month
- No registration fee
- 4-class money-back promise
- Switch tutor at no cost
- WhatsApp update after every class
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2 lessons a week, best for keeping up with school
£69/mo
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£95/mo
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4 lessons a week, best for exam prep & fast improvement
£119/mo
EnrollCommon worries, honest answers
“Maths was fine in Year 2 and now it's suddenly hard.”
Year 3 does bring a step up: three-digit numbers, written column methods, new tables and fractions all arrive together. Tutors find the earliest shaky skill, often number bonds or the 2, 5 and 10 tables, and rebuild from there.
“We practise times tables at home but they don't stick.”
Reciting a table in order is different from recalling one fact quickly. Tutors mix the order, link tables together (the 4s are double the 2s) and use short games until recall becomes automatic. The Year 4 check has no pass mark, so there is time.
“Will this clash with how my child's school teaches column methods?”
Tutors use the methods and vocabulary in the National Curriculum, such as column addition and bar models. If your child's school uses a particular layout, send a homework sheet and the tutor will match it.
Frequently asked questions
What maths is taught in Year 3?
Are there SATs or national tests in Year 3?
How can I help my child learn the 3, 4 and 8 times tables?
How much does a Year 3 maths tutor cost?
How will the tutor match my child's school?
Is Year 3 a big step up from Year 2?
Sources
- National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (DfE)
- The national curriculum: key stages and assessments (GOV.UK)
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Grade 2 introduction
- Australian Curriculum v9 Mathematics: Year 2 achievement standard and content descriptions (via QCAA)
- EQAO: Grade 3, Primary Division assessment
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