Grade 3
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Key Stage 2" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text]The following information provides parents and prospective families with an overview of the curriculum content for Key Stage 2 - Grade 3.
The curriculum is divided into core and foundation subjects as follows:
- Core Subjects: Mathematics, English and Science
- Foundation Subjects: Geography, History, ICT, Art and Design, Design Technology, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, French, Drama and Citizenship
English - Key Stage 2 Curriculum
Literacy is a daily lesson, made up of three aspects:- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking and listening
- Myths and legends
- Adventure and mystery
- Plays and dialogue
- Poems to perform
- Shape poems
- apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and understand the meaning of new words they meet
- read a range of fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction texts
- re-tell stories orally
- perform poems and play scripts, showing understanding through intonation and action
- infer characters' feelings though their actions, justifying their inference with evidence
- identify main ideas drawn and summarise these
Maths - Key Stage 2 Curriculum
Children are becoming more confident in their use of numbers now, so maths lessons in Grade 3 build on this. There is a daily maths lesson, but also plenty of opportunities for the children to use maths in other areas of the curriculum, too. It’s around now that parents sometimes start to struggle with their child’s maths homework, as teaching methods have changed over the years, and children are taught addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in a completely different way. Take the lead from your child and ask them to explain how they are taught – showing them your methods can lead to confusion. Topics covered include: Number and Place Value- Calculating
- Measuring
- Fractions
- Geometry
- Statistics
Science - Key Stage 2 Curriculum
Got a mini Einstein in the family? Here’s what they will be learning in Grade 3 to help develop their scientific knowledge. In Grade 3 science, your child will be encouraged to ask questions about scientific concepts and then carry out experiments to find out the answers. In doing this they will:- learn what a 'fair test' is.
- take measurements using a range of equipment.
- gather and record data.
- report their findings orally and in writing
- Plants
- Animals, including humans
- Light
- Forces and Magnets