Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Year 3 Home Learning
Thursday 26th March
There is no topic task or spellings to learn this week. Home learning will start again after the Easter holidays.
Please keep reading and recording it on Boom Reader. You can also practise your maths on TTRS and have a go at spelling your year group words to help you when writing in Term 5 (see link below).
Spellings
Below are the Year 3 & Year 4 words that children in England are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 4.
The link below will take you to the spelling scheme we are working from in school.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/
This document contains spelling strategies that are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words:
Times Table Rockstars!
To keep practising the multiplication skills taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account.
You should be practising for at least 30 minutes a week.
We have a TT Rock Star of the week. Look out to see who the first one is!
Rapid recall of multiplication is essential for success in maths and Times Tables Rockstars gives you self-confidence, recognition and motivation to improve.
Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!
Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.
We are continuing to learn our multiplications with fun songs! Practising for just a short time each week will make a huge difference in building strong multiplication and division skills, which are essential throughout Key Stage 2 and beyond.
We have been learning our eight timetables - here is our new song for you to practise at home -
Eight Times Table Song (Cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor)
3 Times Tables - Have Fun Learning!
4 Times table song (A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin)
4 Times Table Song (APT be Rosé and Bruno Mars)
7 Times Table Song | Skip Counting by 7 Song with Multiplication
Seven Times Table Song (Cups by Anna Kendrick Cover) with Classroom Instruments
Reading
Please ensure you hear your child read regularly and record on Boom Reader using the parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week:
Some helpful questions to ask the children and check their understanding as they read have been pasted below.
Children should bring their Accelerated Reading book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading their current book, children are asked to complete a quiz before choosing the next one:
https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864
Please note: pupil login details have changed slightly due to an upgrade that has taken place on the Accelerated Reader platform. Pupil login details (user name and password) should now be enter in all lower case (no capital letters at all). These login details are used each time your child quizzes a school reading book which carries an accelerated reading quiz code.
Vocabulary Questions
At this age, children should start using context clues and exploring word choices.
Understanding New Words
What do you think the word “___” means in this sentence?
Which words around it help you work it out?
Can you replace “___” with another word that means the same?
Is this word positive or negative? How do you know?
Does this word describe a feeling, action, or appearance?
Exploring Word Choice
Why do you think the author chose this word?
How would the sentence change if we used a simpler word?
Can you think of a stronger or more interesting word to use?
Using the Word
Can you say a new sentence using that word?
Can you act it out or draw what it means?
Inference Questions (Reading Between the Lines)
Year 3 children should start justifying answers with evidence.
About Characters
How is the character feeling? What words tell you that?
Why did the character behave that way?
What might the character be thinking?
What clues show that something is wrong?
About Events
Why did that happen?
What do you think will happen next? Why?
What clues helped you make that prediction?
What might happen if the character makes a different choice?
Using Evidence
Encourage answers like:
"I think this because the text says…"
Where in the text did you find your answer?
Can you prove that using the story?
Summarising Questions
Children at this stage should focus on main events rather than retelling everything.
Retelling
What happened at the beginning, middle, and end?
What was the main problem in this chapter?
How was the problem solved?
Who are the most important characters?
Finding the Main Idea
What is this chapter mostly about?
What is the most important event so far?
If you had to tell this story in 3–5 sentences, what would you say?
Can you summarise this page in one sentence?
Sequencing
What happened first?
What happened just before/after that?
Stretch Questions (For Confident Year 3 Readers)
What lesson might the character learn?
What is the theme of this story? (e.g., friendship, bravery)
How would you describe the main character in three words?
Why do you think the author wrote this story?
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