Grade 3 Year Overview 2016

Science

Term One

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Geog.

History

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Mathematics

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Routine:

English

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Spelling
Reading

Term Three
Spinning in Space

Term Four
Feathers, Fur and Leaves

3-9
Investigate different heat sources and the conductivity
of materials. Explore how different materials change
depending on temperature.

3-6
Observe the movement of the Earth and
understand how it rotates to cause regular
changes, such as day and night.

1- 4
Understand features common to
living things and ways they can be
grouped together.

Cygnet Then and Now

Australian Indigenous People

2-6
Explore how the Cygnet community has
changed over time.

1-3
Understand the importance of Country and
Place to Aboriginal peoples in the local
area.
Celebrations and Commemorations -Identifying the significance and symbolism of special days and celebrations in Australia and around the world.

Chinese
New Year
Week 2

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Term Two
Heating up and Melting Moments

Harmony Day

Anzac Day

NAIDOC Week

Diwali

Week 8

Week 1
Identify events and
aspects of ANZACs
from the past that
have significance in
the present.

Week 10

Week 4

Our Special Place: Burtons Reserve

6 -10
Understanding how people care for a
place in our community.
*Link to Mathematics (mapping)
Place Value
1-3
Understand
numbers to
10,000, odd
and even
numbers.

Addition &
Subtraction
4-6
Develop
efficient
mental
strategies
for
+,- and X.

Multiplication
7-10
Solve
problems
involving
multiplication.

International
Day of
Tolerance
Week 6

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Week 7

Compare
celebrations in
Australia, to
other
countries
around the
world.

Australia -States and Territories

Australian Indigenous People

Our Neighbours *

2-6
Represent States and Territories and their natural and
manmade features.

1-3
Identify interconnections between people
and places (to tie in with History)

5-9
Explore and collect information and
data on characteristic of different

NAPLAN
Revision
1-2

Number
Patterns
4
Create
number
patterns
using - and +

Fractions

Money

Symmetry

5-7
Model
and
represent
basic
fractions.

8-10
Counting change to
the nearest 5 cents.

1
Identify
symmetry in
the
environment.

Units of
Measurement
2-6
Ordering and
comparing
metric units
(length, mass
and capacity).

Chance
7-10
Describe
possible
outcomes
of an
experiment.

neighbouring countries.
Revision
Statistics
3D
1-4
5-9
Shapes
If students
Collect and
require
organise
8
further
data.
Making
consolidation
(link to
3D
in a particular geography*)
shapes
area.

*Students will revise mental computation strategies, understanding place value, number patterns, reading time to the minute and investigate angles during daily routines.
* Students will develop problem solving strategies during specific problem solving lessons once a week and as part of the math rotations.
Description
Recount Narrative Persuasive NAPLAN Explanation
Information Report
Poetry
Narrative
Procedural
Persuasive
Revision
1-2
4 -5
7- week 1
6-10
3-6
7-10
1-5
6 -10
1-2
3-6
2
Term 2
Students will analyse the text structure and language features appropriate to each particular text type and create their own, with the reader and purpose in mind.
Students will complete Individual Spelling List daily. Weekly mini lessons and investigations focusing on spelling rules and patterns meeting individual needs.

Guided Reading, Buddy Reading and Individual Readers.

Aims: to improve fluency by applying decoding strategies, identify literal and inferred meaning, make connections, select information and ideas in texts and write responses to texts.

Grammar &

Students will demonstrate an understanding of grammar and study vocabulary appropriate to the purpose and content of their writing.

Grade 3 Year Overview 2016

Heath and PE

Punctuation

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Handwriting, Oral Language Development through questioning, class discussions, and focused presentations.

Health and Wellness Lessons

Students will have the opportunity to develop strategies to build and maintain respectful relationships, make health-enhancing and safe decisions, and interpret health
messages from different sources to take action to enhance their own health and wellbeing.
The program will also assist students with social skills such as leadership, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, persistence and decision-making
Lessons will be once a week