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Programme

Third Class (3rd Grade)

Longer sentences, numbers and punctuation for children aged 8 to 9.

Colons and Speech MarksTwo new keys: the colon for lists and digital times, and quotation marks for what people say.10 lessons
English: Spelling and Word StudySuffixes and prefixes, plurals with ies and ves, there, their and they're, and word families.10 lessons
English: Grammar and SentencesFour kinds of sentence, conjunctions, paragraphs, possessive apostrophes and keeping tenses consistent.10 lessons
English: Reading and WritingNarratives, recounts, reports, explanations and persuasive letters, and reading for meaning.10 lessons
English: Classic Stories and PoemsAlice in Wonderland, the Just So Stories, The Wind in the Willows, and poems by Lewis Carroll and others.10 lessons
Maths: Numbers to 999Place value to 999, comparing and ordering, rounding to 10 and 100, and number patterns.10 lessons
Maths: Adding, Subtracting and EstimatingAdding and subtracting to 999 with renaming, estimating first, checking answers and word problems.10 lessons
Maths: Times Tables and DivisionThe 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables, related division facts, remainders and problem solving.10 lessons
Maths: Fractions, Money and TimeHalves, thirds, quarters, fifths, eighths and tenths, money and budgets, and digital and analogue time.10 lessons
Maths: Measures, Shapes and DataMetres, centimetres and kilometres, grams and kilograms, millilitres and litres, perimeter, polygons, angles and charts.10 lessons
Science: Living Things and the Human BodySkeleton and muscles, teeth and digestion, food and energy, plants making food, and food chains.10 lessons
Science: Materials, Energy and ForcesProperties of materials, dissolving, heat, simple circuits, magnets, floating and the water cycle.10 lessons
History: Ancient Egypt and the PastLife by the Nile, pharaohs and pyramids, mummies, hieroglyphs, and how inventions changed everyday life.10 lessons
Geography: Ireland, Europe and MapsIreland's rivers, mountains and cities, countries and capitals of Europe, map grids and keys, rocks and soil.10 lessons
Computing: Programs, the Internet and Online SafetyWriting and debugging programs, inputs and outputs, how the internet works, email, and dealing with cyberbullying.10 lessons
Social and Personal: Growing, Choosing and BelongingSelf-esteem, emotions, friendship and conflict, healthy eating, advertising, and keeping safe.10 lessons
Arts and Music: Styles, Painters and ComposersImpressionism and pointillism, pop art, an Irish painter, reading music, and great composers.10 lessons