Year 3 Maths Problem-Solving Toolkit — Complete

A complete, ready-to-teach Problem-Solving lesson for Year 3 (Ages 7–8), built around the
RUCSAC strategy (Read, Underline, Choose, Solve, Answer, Check).

Everything you need for one lesson, fully resourced:

15-slide PowerPoint — learning objective, key vocabulary, step-by-step RUCSAC
teaching, 4 fully worked examples (bar models, arrays, money, two-step problems),
a problem-solving toolkit, common mistakes, talk-partner task, plenary & exit ticket
Differentiated worksheet (3 levels: Mild / Spicy / Hot) with a full answer key
A4 RUCSAC display poster for your working wall
One-page teacher guide with timings, differentiation notes and key questions

Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and money word problems, aligned
to the Year 3 National Curriculum. Perfect for a standalone lesson, a topic starter, or a
revision session.

What’s included:

• PowerPoint (.pptx) — fully editable
• Worksheet (Word + PDF)
• Display poster (PowerPoint + PDF)
• Teacher guide (Word + PDF)

No prep needed — just open and teach.