Year 3 Measurement Programme of Study. Some significant changes have been made in the new curriculum. Measurement now includes using Roman numerals to tell the time so you will need to know Roman numbers up to 12 (XII). The new statutory requirements are: Measurement Pupils should be taught to: •    measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml) •    measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes •    add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts •    tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks •    estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, hours and o’clock; use vocabulary such as a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight •    know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year •    compare durations of events, for example to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks. What’s new and comments Measuring perimeters of simple shapes used to be in the Year 4 targets, but is now in Year 3. There is also more emphasis on simple equivalence of measures (e.g. 5 m = 500 cm). Whilst the whole metric system is much easier than the old Imperial system, children do need to learn the basics: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millilitres Adding and subtracting money is now part of measurement, although we have a separate category for it. By the end of the year children should be able to read the time to the nearest minute using both analogue and digital clocks, including the 24 hour clock. Again, this used to be part of the Year 4 Programme. Go to Year 3 Measurement