GUIDE TO YEAR 3 LEARNING

Dear Parent/Carer, here is a simple outline of some key expectations for children in Year 3. I hope this will help you in supporting your child.

READING

Develops positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by - Listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and

reference books or text books;- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words they have read; and - Identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books

Reads further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in a word

Understands what they have read independently by:- Drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from

their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence; and- Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied

Retrieves and records information from non-fiction

WRITING

Use a mixture of simple, compound and complex sentences. Write sentences that include: conjunctions, adverbs, direct speech is punctuated correctly,

uses clauses and adverbial phrases. Use conjunctions that signal time, shift attention, inject suspense & shift the setting. Writing demonstrates well-chosen and correctly punctuated sentence types. Correct use of capital letters, full stops, commas and apostrophes. Writing generally shows appropriately and consistently joined letters. Make handwriting legible by ensuring down strokes of letters are parallel and letters are

spaced appropriately.

COMMUNICATING

listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes,

including for expressing feelings maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on

topic and initiating and responding to comments

MATHEMATICS

add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and ones a three-digit number and tens a three-digit number and hundreds

add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction

recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the

multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods

solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects.

OTHER

Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America. This will include the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features.

They should develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Children should do one thing from each box below for every day that school is closed.

DAILY ACTIVITIESREADING -Read your book for 20 minutes

- Use the reading prompt bookmark to answer comprehension and inference questions

-Quick –read text and questions -Read your year 3/4 spellings- Read aloud to a family member

WRITING -Practice your handwriting - write a poem about a season-write a story- Practice writing your spellings- Practice writing sentences using up-levelling sheets – use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.- Write sentences using conjunctions

MATHS - Practice times tables 2,3,4,5,8,10 - Get somebody to test you on your times tables- Write out your times tables- Write out divisions- Practice adding a 3digit number to a 3digit number using column

addition- Practice subtracting a 3 digit number from a 3digit number using

column addition- Practice subtracting a 2 digit number from a 3 digit number using

column addition- Number bonds to 20, 50 and 100- Maths passport work

NON-SCREEN ACTIVITY

- Write a letter to an elderly person- Make up a dance- Make up a song- Make a smoothie- Play dominoes- Play spelling hangman- Do a jigsaw- Junk modelling- Make soup- Baking

EXERCISE

DAILY CLASS TASK Uploaded each day on class blogFAMILY TIME - Help set the table

- Help to make your bed- Make somebody toast- Build a den and share a

story- Have an indoor picnic- Draw a family portrait- Get out your baby pictures and talk about your

memories- Talk about one of the social stories

These activities are ongoing and can be done in addition to the daily ones:

ONGOING ACTIVITIESCLASS TOPIC THE UK

-Make a UK fact file-Build/paint/draw a UK landmark and create a tour guide to go with it.

WHOLE SCHOOL CHALLENGE

Challenge 1- CLIMATE EMERGENCY! – Design a poster/ collage/display topromote recycling, using as many recyclable products as possible!Challenge 2 – SHOEBOX GARDEN- Make your dream garden for Glenairein a shoebox. This will be a competition and the winner will see some oftheir ideas brought to life in our garden.

Online maths learning

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Checkhttps://ttrockstars.com/www.topmarks.co.ukwww.hitthebutton.co.ukwww.ictgames.com

Online phonics and reading

https://appuk.idlsgroup.com/#/login (Only those children who do IDL)www.phonicsplay.co.ukwww.pobble365.comwww.literacyshed.comwww.ictgames.com

Online English www.topmarks.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk/bitesizewww.ictgames.com

Online other https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/

Resources Pack:-

- Reading prompts cards- Reading and questions activity

- Year 3/4 spellings- Sentence up-levelling work- Handwriting poems- Handwriting uppercase- Handwriting lowercase- Times table games- Dominoes- Maths passport- Addition/subtraction mats- Multiplication/division mats- Black sheep discussion