Unit of Inquiry Timeline 2016 (including subject and specialist integration) Year 3

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Level
3

UofI
(Cent Through the arts people use Signs and symbols are part of
ral Distribution of wealth affects Communities celebrate significant events that
The effective interactions between different forms of expression to Earths position in space impacts human-made systems that
Idea communities and individuals access to provide an insight into the history and values of
and human body systems contribute to convey their uniqueness as upon living things facilitate local and global
equal opportunities. that community
conce health and survival human beings communication
pts)
E S 44 sounds Phonemic Awareness 200 sight words- intervention Letter formation - handwriting Spelling Program based upon 44 Reading and Comprehenshion
n t Explicit teaching of each sound using Daily explicit teaching sounds Term 1 concepts students require for
g a flash cards blending/segmenting of sight words / Applicable only for intervention NAPLAN
l n Grapheme representation - oral and other words oral See sequence of lessons NAPLAN
i d written activities Daily explicit teaching Handwriting - Term 1 explicit teaching requirments up to Term 2 week 3
s Daily - THRASS chart e.g. find blending/segmenting of sight words / Directionality letters/numbers dotted thirds
h A grapheme that represents initial sound other words oral Anti-clock wise lower case
Downward lower case
l in name, read across a row e.g. b as in Clock wise lower case
o bird, bb as in rabbit Anti-clock wise capital letters
n Jolly Phonics visual and CD Downward capital letters
e Clock wise/ diagonals capitals letter week
Intervention small groups for targeted
identified students
Use Kindergarten Sound/Sight word and
Letter formation guide for intervention

Spelling Program 44 sounds -

Term 1 Term 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
oo/u/oul/ ea/ee/ey/ ck/qu/ch/ i-e oo/ew/ue kn/n/nn/ ir/er/or/ur u/o/ou/oo ow/oa/o- er/ar/or/a f to ve a/ai/eigh ar/a/al/ i/y/e/ o/a/au/ou a/ai air/are/ ear/eer/ e/ea/a/ai/ oi/oy
o/ou y (long) cc/ke/x /igh/y/ei/ /o/ou/ui/e ne/gn /ear/ere (short e ough /e/i/o/u/ ch/sh/x ei/ey/ea/ au/are (short) (short) (short) ere/ear/ai ea/ere/ ie/ay
(short) (ck for ye/ui/eye o/ough (long vowel) ol/ew our/re/ou add es aigh eir (short)
short (long) (long) ll/l/le sound) (long ai/ea (long)
vowel vowel) /ough (plural)
only) ss (short
schwa)
ge/j/dge/
g/
(j sound)

Term 3 Term 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
ch/tch/t or/a/au/ or/a/au/ b/bb/be sh/ti/ch ow/ou/ d/dd/ed ge/j/dge/ h/wh ure/our p/pp/pe r/rr/wr/rh s/ss/se/c/ s/si/ge n/ng/ t/tt/ed/te th/th v/ve/f w/wh/u z/zz/ze/s
aw/oor/ aw/oor/ /ci/si/c/s ough /de/ld g/ d /ewer ce/sc/st ngue bt thong/they se/ss/es
augh augh f/ff/ph (j sound) m/mm /sw
s
mea ure voiced y/i
/ough /ough g/gg/gu / and
al/aur al/aur mb/me/m unvoiced
/awe/ure /awe/ure n
 Term 1 Handwriting Term 2 Handwriting Term 3 - Handwriting Term 4 - Handwriting
Revision 1 week Introducing entries Introducing Diagonal joints an,ae,ai,aj,an,ap Drop in joins ia,ha, hm, ma,ug - 5 weeks
Introducing exits 9 weeks a d, h, i, k l, m, n, t i, j,m,n,p,r,u,v,w,y Horizontol joins oi,om,ou,wn,xi - 3 weeks
Consolidation/ Practising joins - 2 weeks

I READING/COMPREHENSION READING/COMPREHENSION READING/COMPREHENSION READING/COMPREHENSION READING/COMPREHENSION READING/COMPREHENSION

n Vocabulary Predicting Synthesising Main idea Predicting Infering
t Main Idea questioning Skimming Directly locates questioning Making connections
e Directly locates Making Connections Scanning Activating Prior Knowledge Making Connections Self to text
Activating prior knowledge Text to text
g Visualising Vocabulary Self Monitoring Visualising Text to world
r Self-monitoring Inferring
a Summarising INFORMATION REPORT DESCRIPTION
t POETRY Penta plan text features PROCEDURE Penta-plan text features
e EXPOSITION Haiku Title Penta plan text features Title
Penta plan text features Introduction
d Cinquan General classification Title
Details attributes of festival / events
Title NARRATIVE Diamante Description bundles of Goal Evaluation interspersed
Statement of position Penta plan text Lyric information - 3 paragraphs Resources/ equipment Summary finishing comment
Argument 1 features Ode Conclusion Steps Language conventions
Argument 2 Particular nouns
Title Headings and subheadings Reflections Noun groups to add detail
Argument Orientation characters and setting Labelled Subheadings Different adjectives (classify, numbering)
Conclusion Complication SPEAKING diagrams/tables/charts Labelled diagrams or illustrations Action verbs to describe behaviour
Language conventions Next Reading poetry to class with Language Language conventions Usually present tense
Connectives Adverbs to detail time, place & behaviour
Resolution expression conventions Steps clear and to the point (dont use Similes and metaphors
Modal verbs Coda General nouns not lots of descriptive words) Relating verbs
Technical language Language particular nouns Time connectives to sequence steps
Alliteration conventions LISTENING Formal language Adverbs & adjectives to clarify steps NARRATIVE
Similes Connectives Active listening Short simple Begin each step with imperative verb Penta plan text features
Metaphors Alliteration - description Answering and asking questions sentences Technical language Title
Orientation characters & setting
Personification Similes - description 3rd person Present tense Complication
Emotive language e.g. brutal Metaphors - description Comparative Next
Adverbs Personification - description adjectives Resolution
Rhetorical questions Action verbs Present tense SPEAKING Coda
Language conventions
Rebuttal Nouns to name characters Time connectives Overview of own created Connectives
Abstract nouns e.g. bravery Adjectives to describe setting & Noun groups for communication system Alliteration - description
Thinking verbs characters description Similes - description
Usually present tense Past tense Technical vocsbulary Metaphors - description
Personification - description
NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS Dialogue for direct speech Reference work LISTENING Action verbs
Written in 3rd person Passive voice Active listener Nouns to name characters
Extended noun groups Limited use of Answering and asking questions Adjectives to describe setting & characters
SPEAKING Past tense
Adverbial phrases to describe action personal pronouns
Dialogue for direct speech
Debating points of view Saying & thinking verbs Relating verbs to link Written in 3rd person
Classroom discussions features Extended noun groups
Rhetorical questions EXPLANATION Adverbial phrases to describe action
Rebuttals Penta plan text features Saying & thinking verbs
Use passionate and emotive language SPEAKING Title
to express points of view Figurative language Identifying statement
SPEAKING
Metaphors Explanation sequence 3 Comparing and constrasting two
Similes paragraphs series of events community events
Listening Personification Concluding statement
Active listener Alliteration Labelled diagrams/flow LISTENING
Answering and asking questions charts Active listener
Language conventions Answering and asking questions
LISTENING Present tense
Active listener General nouns & noun groups to build
Answering and asking questions descriptions
Non human subjects
Time connectives link & sequence
events
Action verbs to explain cause
Glossary for technical language
Reference work
Passive voice
Adverbial phrases to tell where &
when actions occurred
Technical language
 SPEAKING
One minute speech

LISTENING
Active listener
Answering and asking questions

M S Number & Algebra Term 1 Week Number & Algebra Term 1 Week Number & Algebra Term 2 Number & Algebra Term 2 Week Number & Algebra Term 3 Week Number & Alebra Term 3 Week 6-10
a t 1-4 5-Week 10 Week 1-5 6-10 1-5 3 weeks
t a Number and Place value Addition Concepts and strategies Subtraction Concepts and strategies Multiplication Concepts Division Concepts Patterns & Alebra
h n Reading and writing hundreds Using Mental Maths to make 10 Identifying the missing part Representing Multiplication Division as sharing Continuing a pattern
e d Reading and writing numbers to 1000 Adding Tens to a 2 digit number Drawing subtraction stories Writing multiplication sentences Writing division stories Finding a rule for a pattern
m Building numbers beyond 1000 Adding Tens Reasons to subtract Uisng arrays to show multiplication Relating Division to multiplication Using tables to identify patterns
a A Odd and even numbers Adding Tens and Ones Using addition to 20 to subtract Solving multiplication problems Representing money values uing Extending tables
t l Using clues to identify numbers Using Models to Add Subtracting tens Using number patterns to multiply division Identifying patterns for multiples
i o Rounding numbers and Money to Add 9 by adding 10 Sorting tens on a hundred chart Multiplying Money Writing to explain how to use patterns
c n nearest 5 cents Adding larger numbers Subtracting on a hundred chart Finding Equivalent Money Using addition and subtraction
s e Adding more than two numbers Estimating differences expressions
Adding Money Subtracting Money

Number & Algebra Term 4 Week Math Mental Computation Daily Math Mental Computation Problem Solving Daily
1-5 weeks 5 minutes Daily 5 minutes Embedded across all maths
Subtraction Concepts and strategies Times tables Times tables
(2) Division tables Division tables
Using mental strategies to subtract
Using a number line to subtract 2 digit
numbers
Using models to subtract 2 digit
numbers
Uisng written methods to subtract 2
digit numbers
Uisng other mental strategies to
subtract
Uisng addition to check subtraction
Solving two step problems

I Who We Are
n Measurement & Geometry Topic 4
t 7 weeks
e Length/Capacity/Mass
g Using different tools to measure
r Estimating and measuring with
a centimetres
t Estimating and measuring with
e centimetres and metres
d Estimating and measuring with metres
and kilometres
Estimating and measuring with
mililitres and litres
Estimating and measuring with grams
and kilograms
Understanding Perimeter
Identifying different shapes with the
same Perimeter
Sharing the Planet
Measurement & Geometry Topic 10 7
weeks
Data Graphs & Chance
Organsing data
Posing questions to collect data
Reading picture graphs and bar graphs
Making bar graphs
Using tables to construct bar graphs
Uisng tables and graphs to draw
conclusions
Predicting and comparing outcomes
Comparing outcomes with predictions
Finding combinations
How We Express Ourselves
Measurement & Geometry Topic 6
6 weeks
Angles and Shapes
Understanding lines and line segments
Introducing angles
Identifying polygons
Making generalisations about
polygons
Identifying 3D objects
Identifying faces on 3D objects
Relating 2D shapes and 3D objects
How the World Works
Statistics & Probability Topic 12 6
weeks
Time
Telling time to the nearest five
minutes
Telling time to the minute
Reading timetables
Converting units of time
Understanding elapsed time using a
calendar
Solving multi step time problems
How We Organise Ourselves Where We Are in Place & Time
Measurement & Geometry Topic 7 6 Fractions
weeks Dividing a whole into equal parts
Location & Transformation Writing Fractions of a whole
Giving and following directions Naming groups using fractions
Using ordered pairs on a grid Finding equivalent fractions
Identifying lines of Symmetry Finding a fraction of a group
Creating and using Tangrams Explaining fractions
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