Third grade - wikipedia Third grade This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2007 ) The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ( December 2008 ) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : Very messy. Please help improve this article if you can. ( April 2017 ) Third grade ( called Year 4 in the UK ) is the fourth year of primary education in most countries. It is the third school year of primary school. Students are usually 8 -- 9 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs. In some school districts, it is the final year of elementary school. In math, students are usually introduced to multiplication and division facts, place value to thousands or ten thousands, and estimation. Depending on the school, students may even begin to work on long division. Decimals ( to tenths only ) are sometimes introduced. Students begin to work on problem - solving skills working to explain their thinking in mathematical terms. In science, third graders are taught basic physical sciences and chemistry. Weather and climate are also taught. The concept of atoms and molecules are common, the states of matter, and energy, along with basic elements such as oxygen, hydrogen, gold, zinc, and iron. Nutrition is also taught in third grade along with chemistry. Social studies begin a study of the culture of the United States and basic idea of the early part of the United States from the time of Native Americans to the Civil War. Outward expansion and the gold rush is covered. In reading, third grade students begin working more on text comprehension than decoding strategies. Students also begin reading harder chapter books. They read and distinguish between a variety of genres : realistic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction and folktales. Grade 3 students learn how to work on projects on their own and with others. This may start as early as second and first grade as well. Social skills, empathy and leadership are considered by some educators to be as important to develop as the academic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic. Contents 1 Brazilian equivalent 2 British equivalent 3 Canadian equivalent 4 French equivalent 5 Indian equivalent 6 Irish equivalent 7 New Zealand equivalent 8 Portuguese equivalent 9 Spanish equivalent 10 References Brazilian equivalent Main article : Education in Brazil In Brazil, children begin their first year of elementary school at age 6 or 7 depending on their birthdate. Therefore, the 3rd year of elementary school is typically for students of 8 -- 9 years of age. British equivalent Main article : Education in the United Kingdom At the same age, Scottish and Welsh pupils are in their fourth year of compulsory education. In Northern Ireland pupils are in their fifth year of compulsory education. In England, the year of school that is the same age as 3rd Grade is Year 4, which is the fourth year of compulsory education. Most children start one year earlier however, in the Reception class. Canadian equivalent Main article : Education in Canada In Canada, the year is called Grade 3, and the pupils are known as `` 3rd grade ''. French equivalent Main article : Education in France In France, children aged 8 join CE2 ( `` Cours élémentaire deuxième année '' ), the third school year of primary school. It was formerly called `` neuvième '' ( ninth year before Terminale, the `` baccalauréat '' year ). Indian equivalent Main article : Education in India In India children enter Class 3 or 4 at ages 8 to 9. Irish equivalent Main article : Education in the Republic of Ireland In the Republic of Ireland, the equivalent is Third Class or Rang a trí ( for 9 - 10 year olds ) which is the fifth year of Primary School. New Zealand equivalent Main article : Education in New Zealand In New Zealand, this level of class is called Standard 2 or Year 4. Children generally start this level between the ages of eight and nine. Portuguese equivalent Main article : Education in Portugal In Portugal, the third grade ( terceiro ano, 3. o ano ) is the third year of the four - year 1. o Ciclo do Ensino Básico that includes also the first grade, the second grade and the fourth grade. Spanish equivalent Main article : Education in Spain In Spain for children from 8 to 9 years old is also the third year of primary education ( el año tercero de la educación primaria ). Also, primary education is subdivided in 3 stages, two years each one. This is the first year in the second stage. References Jump up ^ http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_4016665 Jump up ^ Education in France # Primary education Jump up ^ Primary education # India Jump up ^ `` Ensino Básico e Secundário ''. cdp.portodigital.pt ( in Portuguese ). Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 15. 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Question: what is grade 3 equivalent to in the uk
Answer: Year 4