CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
YEAR 3
ENGLISH - Main Focus
Unit 1 - Analysing and creating persuasive texts
Unit 2— Investigating Characters—’Matty Forever’
Unit 3— Exploring personal experiences through events
Unit 4— Exploring procedures
Unit 5— Examining stories from different perspectives
Unit 6— Texts from different cultures
Unit 7– Engaging with poetry
Unit 8— Reading, writing & responding to people’s stories
MATHEMATICS
Unit 1— Number & Place Value, Measurement ( time and length—m)
Unit 2— Number & Place Value, Data ( tables/graphs), Chance, Measurement (length—m)
Unit 3— Number & Place Value, Shape—3D, Patterns, Fractions (½, ¼, ⅛, ⅓ )
Unit 4- Number & Place Value, Location & Transformation ( turns, key features), Geometry (angles), Money
Unit 5— Number & Place Value, Money, Fractions (½, ¼, ⅛, ⅓ ), Location & Transformation ( symmetry)
Unit 6— Number & Place Value, Measurement (kg and 5min intervals), Patterns (3digit numbers)
Unit 7— Number & Place Value, Shape (3D), Fractions (key equivalent), Data (Interpreting), Chance (Predictions)
Unit 8— Number & Place Value, Money (counting change), Measurement (time to 1min), Location( grid maps),
Geometry (angles )
HISTORY (Developing Historical Inquiry Skills)
Unit 1— Investigating celebrations, commemorations and
community diversity
Unit 2— Exploring continuity and change in local communities
GEOGRAPHY
Unit 1— Exploring similarities & differences in places near & far
Unit 2— Exploring continuity and change in local community
ENGLISH - Language Conventions and Reading Comprehension
GRAMMAR SPELLING READING STRATEGIES
Modal Verbs Sound / letter relationships Main Idea
Adverbs Plurals Making inferences
Evaluative Language Compound words Visualising (mental images)
Contractions Silent letters Making connections
Tense Prefixes Critically reflecting
Sentence types Suffixes Making meaning
Paragraphing Morphemes Predicting
SCIENCE
Unit 1— Is it Living—exploring living and non-living things
Unit 2— Spinning Earth—earth’s rotation and axis in relation to sun
Unit 3— Hot Stuff—exploring sources of heat
Unit 4— What’s the matter– properties of solids and liquids
VISUAL ARTS
TERM 1 - MIXED MEDIA/2D CONSTRUCTION
visual elements of colour and shape
warm and cool colours
use demonstrated, selected media effectively
arrange components of art work
TERM 2— COLLAGE BLOCK PRINTS
Extend experience of printmaking
Create collage block prints
Create an insect from paper to overlay printed back-ground
TERM 3—RESPONSE TO VISUAL ART OF ABORIG-INAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURE
examples of contemporary indigenous art
Show sensitivity and respect when experiencing arts works
Reflect on how indigenous artists have used visual ele-ments, tools, materials and techniques
Create an art work inspired by a focus artist.
Explore techniques of chalk pastel drawing and acrylic painting
TERM 4— ABSTRACT SHAPE PATTERNS
explore curved and irregular shapes in nature
Observe the cut shape collages of Matisse
Draw flowing and curved shapes using variation and repetition
Cut open and enclosed shapes
Arrange and overlap shapes to create a composition
inspired by the works of Henri Matisse
PE
TERM 1—SWIMMING
Fitness Floating. Swimming stroke development ( mainly freestyle and breaststroke) Treading water
TERM 2– ATHLETICS
Movement Skills (specific to athletics ) Introduction to event specific components
* Sprints * Relays * Ball games * Athletic events—long jump, high jump, modified
shot put and discus
TERM 3- MOVEMENT SKILLS
Loco motor, non-loco motor and manipulative movements
Movement Concepts (body awareness, spatial awareness, effort, stability, force and projectiles).
Development of large and small ball skills—throwing, catching, striking, kicking
TERM 4 - SWIMMING
Fitness Floating. Swimming stroke development ( mainly freestyle and breaststroke) Treading water
MUSIC
CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
YEAR 3
Semester 1 Semester 2
Staff placement – d=F, d=G
Conduct music in 2’s – simple duple / compound time
Derive rhythmic patterns
Tika tika, half note,
Derive melodic patterns
Write and read music notation
Canon / ostinati
Games
Learn 10-15 songs
Percussion Family
Staff placement
Melodic material – d-r-m-s-l
Ties – new rhythmic learning
Canon – melodic and rhythmic
Write and read music notation (ta, ti-ti, tika tika, zah, too, whole note)
Expression markings
Improvise answer phrases
Learn 10-15 songs
