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