{"id":265,"date":"2018-10-27T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T11:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2022-02-24T16:28:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T05:28:16","slug":"class-three","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/curriculum\/primary-education\/class-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Curriculum Themes for Class Three<\/h2>\n<p>Developmentally, Class Three is a significant year. During this year children experience an emergence of individuality and a differentiation between the self and the world of nature. The principal needs of this age are to connect the child&#8217;s inner life and the outer world. There is also a need for a strong sense of security, consistency and rhythm and a confidence in authority providing clear boundaries.<\/p>\n<h3>Themes in Main Lessons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-428 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset2-1280x800-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset2-1280x800-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset2-1280x800-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset2-1280x800-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset2-1280x800.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Creation myths of many cultures \u2013 sense of time, sense of origin, of belonging to humankind and a family lineage<\/li>\n<li>Old Testament stories \u2013 unity of purpose, authority, right and wrong, leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Farming \u2013 active engagement with the world, using measurement and time (and including indigenous cultures\u2019 relationship to the land)<\/li>\n<li>Building \u2013 seeing whole process of the earth providing food and shelter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The following themes provide a growing sense of structure and order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Measurement of space and time<\/li>\n<li>Money<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to grammar<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to musical structure (notation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Themes for Subject Lessons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset4.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/class3-inset4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>Consolidation and extension of numeracy and literacy concepts<\/li>\n<li>Music practice \u2013 Children continue to learn recorder with their class teacher, and begin individual violin or cello lessons with a specialist teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Language \u2013 introduce simple writing with as yet only basic grammar<\/li>\n<li>Games allowing physical extension, obstacle games, introduction to gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Games and activities to help social interaction<\/li>\n<li>Excursions and camps provide experience of the world of work &#8211; farms, building sites etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Possible Main Lessons in Class Three<\/h3>\n<p>Writing \u2013 Creation Stories (English)<br \/>\nBorrowing and Carrying (Mathematics)<br \/>\nFarming \u2013 Harvest (Science and Technology)<br \/>\nPunctuation \u2013 Old Testament Stories (English)<br \/>\nMeasurement (Mathematics)<br \/>\nHouse Building (Science and Technology, Creative Arts)<br \/>\nGrammar \u2013 Old Testament Stories (English)<br \/>\nTime (Mathematics)<br \/>\nGrain Cycle\/Gardening (Science and Technology)<br \/>\nRevision (Mathematics)<br \/>\nLocal Geography and History<br \/>\nPlay (English\/Creative Arts)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2152 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.drss.vic.edu.au\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/class-3-creation-stories-_Adun_2022.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum Themes for Class Three Developmentally, Class Three is a significant year. 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