Demo Primary School · Year 3

Week of 19 October

Earlier homework

This is an earlier week. Go to this week

Tap the part of the sheet you're stuck on.

Maths sheet

Counting in 100s, and adding with base ten

Draft: not yet checked by a teacher

Three things on this sheet: counting up in hundreds on a number line, finding 10 more than a number, and drawing base ten to work out adding and taking away.

Counting in 100s

+100+100+100+100+100+100300400500600700800900

Only the hundreds digit changes: 300, 400, 500...

Base ten: 45 + 13

stick = ten dot = one
45
+ 13
58

Draw both numbers, then count all the sticks and all the dots.

Base ten: 87 − 6

stick = ten dot = one
87
81

Draw only 87, then cross out 6 dots. Count what's left.

Step by step
  1. Counting in 100s: only the hundreds digit changes. 300, 400, 500... Point along the number line as they say each one.
  2. 10 more: the tens digit goes up by one. 10 more than 45 is 55. When the tens are full it rolls over: 10 more than 90 is 100.
  3. Base ten drawings: a stick ( | ) is a ten and a dot ( o ) is a one. Draw both numbers, then count all the sticks and all the dots.
  4. Taking away with base ten: draw only the first number, then cross out what you're taking away. Count what's left.

AvoidSkipping the drawing and just writing the answer. The sheet asks them to draw base ten, and the drawing is what the teacher is checking.

Was this helpful?
Back to top ↑
English sheet · Word of the week

people

Draft: not yet checked by a teacher

"people" is a common exception word. It isn't spelt the way it sounds, so children can't sound it out. They learn to remember how it looks instead.

The purple letters make an "ee" sound

The five boxes on the sheet

  1. 1Read
  2. 2Fill the gaps
  3. 3Trace
  4. 4Write it
  5. 5Sentence
Step by step
  1. Read it together and point out the tricky bit: the "eo" in the middle makes an "ee" sound.
  2. Missing letters: fill in the gap in each version of the word.
  3. Trace it, then write it on their own without looking.
  4. Use it in a sentence with a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop.
Helping with the writing

A strong Year 3 sentence uses the word and adds a joining word. For example: "Lots of people came to the beach because it was sunny."

Avoid"Sound it out." It won't work for this word. Ask "What does it look like?" instead.

Was this helpful?
Back to top ↑
English sheet · Science

The human body

Draft: not yet checked by a teacher

Last week the class learnt about the human body: what the skeleton is for, how muscles work, and the difference between animals with and without a backbone. These answer the four questions on the sheet.

  • What is the point of our skeleton? It holds the body up, protects important parts (the skull protects the brain, the ribs protect the heart and lungs) and lets us move.
  • How do muscles work? Muscles pull on bones to move them. They can only pull, not push, so they work in pairs.
  • Vertebrate or invertebrate? A vertebrate has a backbone, like humans, dogs and fish. An invertebrate has no backbone, like worms, snails and insects.
  • How many bones? Babies are born with around 300. Some join together as they grow, so adults have 206.

Super Sentences checklist

  • Capital letters
  • Finger spaces
  • Full stops
  • Describing words
  • Joining words
  • ! and ?

This is what the teacher marks against.

Helping with the writing

The Super Sentences box on the sheet is what the teacher looks for: capital letters, finger spaces, full stops, adjectives, joining words (and, because, but, if, so, when) and punctuation like ! and ?. For example: "Our strong ribs protect our heart, so they are very important!"

Avoid"Muscles push." They only pull, which is why they work in pairs.

Was this helpful?
Back to top ↑
More tips and things to try at home
Maths

Count in 100s up the stairs, one hundred per step. Then count back down.

Words they'll use: hundreds, tens, ones, base ten, number line, 10 more

Word of the week

Look, say, cover, write, check: look at the word, say it, cover it, write it, then check it.

Words they'll use: common exception word, tricky word, finger spaces

Topic

Bend your arm and feel the muscle at the front go hard. Straighten it and feel the one at the back working instead.

Words they'll use: skeleton, skull, ribs, muscles, vertebrate, invertebrate, backbone