Australian Curriculum v9.0 map
Choose a year to see every content description our activities practise, in ACARA's own words, and where to practise it. Codes are Version 9.0, which replaced the older ACMNA and ACELA codes in 2022. ACARA curriculum
31 skills with 39 Year 3 content descriptions.
Comparing and ordering numbers
Number · Tell which number is bigger or smaller and put numbers in order.
- AC9M3N01Recognise, represent and order natural numbers using naming and writing conventions for numerals beyond 10 000
Place value and number sentences
Number · Know what each digit is worth and find the missing number in a number sentence.
- AC9M3A01Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction as inverse operations, apply to partition numbers and find unknown values in number sentences
Addition
Number · Put amounts together to find the total.
- AC9M3N03Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator
- AC9M3A02Extend and apply knowledge of addition and subtraction facts to 20 to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator
Subtraction
Number · Take away, or find the difference between two numbers.
- AC9M3N03Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator
- AC9M3A01Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction as inverse operations, apply to partition numbers and find unknown values in number sentences
Multiplication and times tables
Number · Add equal groups quickly, and know your times tables.
- AC9M3N04Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
- AC9M3A03Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
Division and sharing
Number · Share into equal groups, or find how many groups fit.
- AC9M3N04Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
Fractions
Number · A fraction is some equal parts of a whole.
- AC9M3N02Recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole
Solving word problems
Number · Read a story problem, choose the operation, then solve it.
- AC9M3N06Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation
Money, totals and change
Number · Add up Australian coins and notes and work out change.
- AC9M3M06Recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways
Finding an unknown number
Algebra · Work out what number a letter or box stands for.
- AC9M3A01Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction as inverse operations, apply to partition numbers and find unknown values in number sentences
Telling the time
Measurement · Read analogue and digital clocks and work out how long things take.
- AC9M3M04Describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks, and read the time to the nearest minute
Measuring and converting units
Measurement · Measure length, mass and capacity and change between units.
- AC9M3M02Measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings
2D and 3D shapes
Space · Name shapes and objects and describe their sides, corners, faces and edges.
- AC9M3SP01Make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses
- AC9M3M05Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angles with right angles in everyday situations
Chance
Probability · Describe how likely something is, from impossible to certain.
- AC9M3P01Identify practical activities and everyday events involving chance; describe possible outcomes and events as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’ explaining reasoning
- AC9M3P02Conduct repeated chance experiments; identify and describe possible outcomes, record the results, recognise and discuss the variation
Spelling
Language · Spell words correctly using sounds, chunks and spelling patterns.
- AC9E3LY11Use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words
High-frequency words
Language · Read the most common words quickly, even the ones that do not sound out.
- AC9E3LY12Recognise and know how to write most high-frequency words including some homophones
Word meanings, synonyms and opposites
Language · Know what words mean and find words with the same or opposite meaning.
- AC9E3LA10Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
Building sentences
Language · Put words in order so a sentence makes sense and tells who did what.
- AC9E3LA06Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree
Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
Language · Sort words by the job they do in a sentence.
- AC9E3LA07Understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating
Past, present and future tense
Language · Change verbs to show when something happens.
- AC9E3LA08Understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense
Proofreading and fixing errors
Language · Find and fix mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- AC9E3LA06Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree
- AC9E3LY06Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic-specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetically regular words
Punctuation
Language · Use capitals, full stops, question marks, commas and apostrophes so writing is clear.
- AC9E3LA11Understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession
Reading comprehension
Literacy · Understand what you read, find information and work out what the writer means.
- AC9E3LY05Use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
Living things, habitats and life cycles
Biological sciences · Learn what living things need, where they live and how they grow and change.
- AC9S3U01Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals
Earth, space, weather and fossils
Earth and space sciences · Learn about the Sun, Moon, planets, weather, rocks and fossils.
- AC9S3U02Compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources
Forces, energy, materials and changes
Physical and chemical sciences · Learn how things push, pull, heat up, change state and are made of materials.
- AC9S3U03Identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another
- AC9S3U04Investigate the observable properties of solids and liquids and how adding or removing heat energy leads to a change of state
Evidence, fair tests and predictions
Science inquiry · Make predictions, run fair tests and use evidence to decide what is true.
- AC9S3I05Compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions
Places, maps and Australia
Geography · Find places on maps and learn about Australia and the world.
- AC9HS3K03The representation of contemporary Australia as states and territories, and as the Countries/Places of First Nations Australians prior to colonisation, and the locations of Australia’s neighbouring regions and countries
- AC9HS3K05The similarities and differences between places in Australia and neighbouring countries in terms of their natural, managed and constructed features
The past and how it shapes today
History · Learn about people and events from the past and how we know about them.
- AC9HS3K01Causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
History · Learn about the oldest continuous cultures on Earth and their connection to Country.
- AC9HS3K04The ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place
Rules, laws, government and community
Civics and citizenship · Learn why we have rules and laws and how Australians make decisions together.
- AC9HS3K06Who makes rules, why rules are important in the school and/or the local community, and the consequences of rules not being followed