Year 3 Fastrain and Fastrain Extended Program (WA)

Core Program

The Fastrain program includes the subjects of English + Maths & Reasoning Skills.
The Fastrain Extended program includes the subjects of English + Maths & Reasoning Skills + Creative Writing.
A comprehensive course that develops your child’s potential in all areas of numeracy and literacy.

Course Structure
  • 4 terms in a year, 10 weeks in a term
  • 3 hour lessons per week for Fastrain
  • 3.5 hour lessons per week for Fastrain Extended
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
English Course Outline

Year 3 English

Term 1
Week 1 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Nouns, using adjectives & adverbs
Week 2 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, common nouns, homophones, maps
Week 3 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, proper nouns
Week 4 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, collective nouns, Anagrams, semantics
Week 5 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Singular & Plural nouns
Week 6 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Nouns, prefixs & suffixes
Week 7 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Articles
Week 8 — Term test, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Personal pronouns, diary entry
Week 9 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, personal pronouns – 2, “oi” as in coin, “el” as camel
Week 10 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Homophones, possessive pronouns, silent “W” as wrist

Term 2
Week 1 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Adjectives, Singular & Plural nouns
Week 2 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, more adjectives, compound words
Week 3 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, possessive adjectives, contractions, mononyms
Week 4 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, pointing adjectives, punctuation, collective nouns
Week 5 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, Comparing adjectives, Am/is/are, antonyms, homophone
Week 6 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, verbs, abstract noun, Antonyms
Week 7 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, saying & thinking verbs, Antonyms
Week 8 — Term test, Comprehension, Psst tense verbs, The magic square.
Week 9 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, fun with verbs, letters jumble, cloze comprehension
Week 10 — Comprehension, Vocabulary, “to do”, better word than “got”, hidden words, spelling

Term 3
Week 1 — comprehension, vocabulary, Verbs and time, word scramble
Week 2 — comprehension, vocabulary, verbs and agree, Homophones
Week 3 — comprehension, vocabulary, Contractions, Synonyms, spelling activity
Week 4 — comprehension, vocabulary, contractions part 2, past tense
Week 5 — comprehension, vocabulary, contractions part-3
Week 6 — comprehension, vocabulary, Adverbs, amazing alliterations, making clouds
Week 7 — comprehension, vocabulary, Adverb – II, verbs
Week 8 — Term test, comprehension, vocabulary, Adverbs-III, Antonyms, adjectives
Week 9 — comprehension, vocabulary, Prepositions, word fun, punctuation time
Week 10 — comprehension, vocabulary, Prepositions – II, Conjunctions, spelling activities

Term 4
Week 1 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, Adverbial phrases, Plurals
Week 2 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, Adverbial Phrases – II
Week 3 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, circular words, clauses, spelling activities
Week 4 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, nose vs feet, simple sentences, direct speech
Week 5 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, animal quiz, four types of sentences, poetry
Week 6 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, compound words, four types of sentences – II
Week 7 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, Joining sentences, adverbs activity.
Week 8 — Term Test, Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, dividing sentences
Week 9 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, punctuating sentences, analogies
Week 10 — Comprehension, vocabulary, spelling test, words for weather, capital letters & commas

Maths & Reasoning Skills Course Outline

Year 3 Maths & Reasoning Skills

Term 1
Week 1 — Revision, Basic arithmetic, problem solving, speed and accuracy
Week 2 — BODMAS, Basic arithmetic, speed and accuracy, problem solving
Week 3 — Roman numerals, problem solving, time, measurement and volume
Week 4 — Clock faces, digital time, telling time, revision – mental arithmetic, PS
Week 5 — Adding and subtracting time, speed & accuracy, PS, revision – multiplication
Week 6 — Problem solving, factors, numerical computations, revision – BODMAS
Week 7 — Problem solving, concept teaching – division, number variation, division, logic
Week 8 — Term test, fractions, concept teaching – fractions, revision, logic & lateral thinking
Week 9 — Concept teaching – application of division, variations, speed and accuracy – Multiplication
Week 10 — Concept teaching – fractions, problem solving, speed and accuracy, logic and later thinking

Term 2
Week 1 — Decimals, Thinking skills – Data processing, Number Pairs,
Week 2 — Units of Length, AR- Number triplets, Logical Thinking – coding,
Week 3 — Units of volume and Mass, making numbers with digits, thinking skills – ordering
Week 4 — Fractions, organizing information, addition of shapes, number series,
Week 5 — Adding/subtracting fractions, units, Tessellation, subtraction of shapes
Week 6 — Improper fractions to mixed numerals, fractions of numbers, tiles, shape analogies
Week 7 — Analogue clocks, 12-24 hours, tiles, AR – revision
Week 8 — Term test, Logic and lateral thinking, speed & accuracy, revision
Week 9 — Fractions – percentages – decimals, letter sequences, rotation
Week 10 — Term summary, revision, speed & accuracy, number patters,

Term 3
Week 1 — 2-digit multiplication, Problem solving, Organising information, spatial reasoning
Week 2 — Perimeter, Area, Data processing, rotations
Week 3 — Area – Triangles, composite figures, PS, rotations
Week 4 — Division, Assumptions, shape analogies
Week 5 — Revision – adding/subtracting fractions, averages, ordering, picture series
Week 6 — Improper fractions & Mixed Numerals, Division, Shape views, matrices
Week 7 — Negative numbers, reading scales, Area, making conclusions, spatial reasoning
Week 8 — Term test, Time units’ conversion, analog & digital notation, PS
Week 9 — Roman numbers, x3 numbers, pyramids and prisms, cube nets, number patterns
Week 10 — Term revision, Picture coding, time

Term 4
Week 1 — Data, Tables to display data, constructing & interpreting column graphs, rounding off
Week 2 — Data, data collection, horizontal column graphs, PS
Week 3 — Space and geometry, position and directions, using a protractor, PS
Week 4 — Plotting coordinates, equivalent fractions, revision test, PS
Week 5 — Mixed number & improper fractions, decimals, PS
Week 6 — Numbers, addition & subtraction of fractions, time, 24-hour time, PS
Week 7 — Fractions & Decimals, subtraction of fraction from whole number, decimals in length
Week 8 — Term test
Week 9 — Subtraction of decimals, timetables & timelines, PS
Week 10 — Percentages, conversation into decimals or fractions, average, fair share, PS

Creative Writing Course Outline

Year 3 Creative Writing

Term 1
Week 1 — NAPLAN Preparation
Week 2 — NAPLAN Preparation
Week 3 — NAPLAN Preparation
Week 4 — Story structure
Week 5 — Mid-term assessment
Week 6 — The underwater adventure
Week 7 — Our environment – information text
Week 8 — The treehouse – description text
Week 9 — Theme parks – imaginative recount
Week 10 — Using interesting words

Term 2
Week 1 — The correct use of Paragraphs
Week 2 — Writing a Report
Week 3 — Comping – Narrative Writing
Week 4 — Using Alliteration
Week 5 — The Disastrous Party
Week 6 — The Scientist
Week 7 — TV Game Shows
Week 8 — Rhymes
Week 9 — Report writing: Hobbies
Week 10 — Autobiography

Term 3
Week 1 — Writing a Book Review
Week 2 — Narrative – Blackbeard’s treasure
Week 3 — Descriptive writing – The seasons
Week 4 — Poetry – Animal theme
Week 5 — Persuasive Texts – Robot world
Week 6 — Term Test
Week 7 — Persuasive writing
Week 8 — Report writing
Week 9 — The power of sound
Week 10 — The News

Term 4
Week 1 — Describing outfits
Week 2 — The garage sale
Week 3 — A visit to the hospital
Week 4 — Report writing – Money
Week 5 — Term Test
Week 6 — Real Estate
Week 7 — Poetry – Diamante
Week 8 — Dental Disasters
Week 9 — Story starters
Week 10 — A year in the life of me!

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