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Welcome to Year 3!
Mrs Gardiner
You will be able to see all of the wonderful learning your child is doing in Year 3 and also some helpful places you can go to for more learning at home.
Please encourage your child to read their reading books, learn their weekly spelling and to practise their times tables.
If you have any questions about your child's learning then please come and speak to the class teacher or book an appointment.
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Time teaching toolkit
Sea shanty singing
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Maths addition and subtraction questions to try
Spelling
Week Beginning 15.07.24
Unit 13: Adding the prefix super-
The word ‘supersonic’ contains my favourite prefix. Turn to your partner to share anything you can remember about prefixes.
The prefix is the prefix s-u-p-e-r-, super. Super- can be added to the front of some words to show that someone or something is out of the ordinary, greater or more powerful than others.
hero
human
star
market
We can just add the prefix super- to root woods. No need to swap, double or drop any letters.
superhero
superhuman
superstar
supermarket
Let's build some words with the prefix super-.
root word | prefix super- + root word |
man | superman |
woman | superwoman |
human | superhuman |
hero | superhero |
size | supersize |
star | superstar |
Week Beginning 08.07.24
Unit 12: Adding the prefix anti-
The prefix is a-n-t-i-, anti. It means 'against' or 'opposite to'.
Anticlockwise is the word I used. Take a look at what it means.
The hands of your Earth clocks go in this direction.
It is called 'clockwise'.
Look what happens if the hands go in the opposite direction!
It is called ‘anticlockwise’.
Draw a circle in the air going in a clockwise direction.
Now draw a circle in the air going in the opposite direction – anticlockwise.
So, you can see that the prefix anti-, means ‘against’ or ‘opposite’.
Anti- can be added to the front of some other words to show that someone or something is ‘against’ or ‘opposite’.
Let's do My turn/Your turn and say these words. Repeat them after me:
clockwise
septic
social
freeze
Like most other prefixes, we can just add the prefix anti- to root words – no need to swap, double or drop any letters.
Let's do My turn/Your turn again:
anticlockwise
antiseptic
antisocial
antifreeze
Let's build some words with the prefix anti-:
root word | prefix anti- + root word |
freeze | antifreeze |
clockwise | anticlockwise |
social | antisocial |
septic | antiseptic |
Oh, here comes a Weird Word Warning! What will it be?
The word ‘antibiotic’ is a combination of anti + biotic from the Greek word ‘bios’ meaning ‘life’.
It sounds as though antibiotics are against life, and yet we use them to
keep us well when we are ill.
However, they are anti- or against the life of harmful bacteria. They kill
harmful bacteria to keep us healthy.
What a weird word!
Week Beginning 01.07.24
Unit 11: Adding the prefix re-
I’m sure you can remember what a prefix is but let’s recap and refresh our memories.
A prefix is...
Prefixes are little groups of letters that we can add to the front of a word to change its meaning.
This week we are looking at the prefix r-e-, re.
do redo
write rewrite
play replay
build rebuild
arrange rearrange
appear reappear
So can you remember or work out what the prefix re- means?
The answer is that 're' means ‘again’ or ‘for a second time’.
Did you notice that we could just add the prefix re-? There were no letters to swap, double or drop. Phew! That’s easy.
Let’s look at some more words with the prefix re-:
root word | prefix re- + root word |
heat | reheat |
connect | reconnect |
cycle | recyle |
decorate | redecorate |
new | renew |
place | replace |
Prefixes are great! Look at this root word:
connect
I could add the prefix d-i-s-, dis:
disconnect
Or I could add our new prefix re- to make the word:
reconnect
Don’t forget that we can also add a suffix to a word that has a prefix.
It’s fun building words, isn’t it? Just think – now we could add a prefix and a suffix to a root word!
Let's do My turn/Your turn. I'll say the words first, then you say them:
connect reconnect reconnecting
appear reappear reappeared
place replace replaces
arrange rearrange rearrangement
Week beginning 24.06.24
Unit 10: adding the suffix -ian
We can add -ian to our words that end in c to change them into nouns that mean a person who does or is something. Like this:
magic magician.
So if the root word ends in the letter c we just add -i-a-n:
magic + ian = magician
For example:
The magician showed us the most amazing tricks!
Watch me! My trick is to change a word into a noun that means a person who does or is something by adding a suffix.
root word | root word + suffix -ian |
magic | magician |
electric | electrician |
music | musician |
optic | optician |
I’m sure you know that an optician is someone who checks people’s eyes.
The root word is ‘optic’ and means ‘of the eye or vision’.
If the root word ends in cs we must drop the s before adding -ian:
politics + ian = politician
For example:
A politician was interviewed on the children’s TV news channel last night.
Let's see some word building:
politics + ian = politician
mathematics + ian = mathematician
Week beginning 17.06.24
Unit 9: Adding the suffix -ion
Remember to say shun on the final syllable.
After three: one, two, three... Go!
education
collection
invention
attraction
celebration
action
exaggeration
The suffix is -i-o-n, un, but when we add -ion to verbs ending in t or te, the new ending sounds like shun and is spelt -tion. Let’s find out more.
Lots of verbs end in t or te.
Let's do My turn/Your turn and say these verbs:
collect
invent
exaggerate
concentrate
If the verb ends in the letter t we just add -ion:
collect + ion = collection
Here's an example sentence I made up using this word.
Who wants to see my football card collection?
But if the verb ends in te we must drop the e before adding -ion:
concentrate + ion = concentration
Here's another example sentence:
Let me concentrate while I count my football cards. 467... or is it 468? Oh, I’ve lost my concentration!
Let's see some word building:
root word | root word + suffix -ion OR drop the e before adding -ion |
correct | correction |
attract | attraction |
construct | construction |
locate | location |
concentrate | concentration |
exaggerate | exaggeration |
Exaggerating the sounds of the trickiest part of a word can help you to spell it. Like this: a-c-ti-o-n.
Remember:
When you say words aloud ending in -tion say shun.
When you spell words ending in -tion say the sounds ti o n in an exaggerated way.
Week beginning 10.06.24
Unit 8: Words with the sh sound spelt ch
Not all words with the sh sound spelt ch are from France.
Let’s check out the sh sound box. Say the sounds with me. Go!
sh
sh
ti
ci
ch
Look at words with the sound sh spelt ch.
chef
chalet
chandelier
chute
machine
brochure
moustache
parachute
chalet chandelier chute brochure
definition | words with sh sound spelt ch |
something to slide down | chute |
a booklet containing information | brochure |
a small wooden cabin | chalet |
a large hanging light with branches | chandelier |
Week beginning 03.06.24
Unit 7: Words with the c sound spelt ch
Say the sounds.
c
c
k
ck
ch
Look at words with the c sound spelt ch.
character
chaos
chemist
chorus
school
echo
mechanic
stomach
Here are our words with the c sound spelt as ch again:
character
chaos
chemist
chorus
school
echo
mechanic
stomach
Week Beginning 20.05.24
Unit 6: Adding -ation to verbs to form nouns
-ation is an ending that can be added to lots of words. It sounds like ay and shun, doesn’t it? Now you say -ation.
We can add -ation to some verbs to change them into nouns.
If the verb ends in a consonant we just add the suffix:
inform + ation information
Here is an example sentence I made up using these words. Ahem!
You must inform the police at once! Give them all the information you have.
But if the verb ends in e we must drop the e before adding -ation:
adore + ation = adoration
Here they are in a sentence:
I adore my new puppy, and he looks at me with adoration, too.
Let’s see some word building. Keep a look out for any changes to root words.
root word | root word + suffix -ation OR drop the e before adding -ation |
inform | information |
limit | limitation |
sense | sensation |
admire | admiration |
prepare | preparation |
Oh, a Weird Word Warning!
Weird Word Warning! There are some words that contain -ation as part of the root word and not as a suffix.
For example:
station
nation
Week Beginning 13.05.24
Unit 5: words ending in -ture
The ending that sounds like chuh can be spelt -ture.
adventure
picture
capture
temperature
furniture
future
creature
nature
mixture
Beware! Some words have endings that sound like chuh but are root words ending in tch or ch and the suffix -er:
catcher teacher richer
They are not -ture words.
Week Beginning 06.05.24
Unit 4: Adding the suffix -ly
This week we will be learning to add the suffix -ly to an adjective changes it into an adverb.
sudden + ly = suddenly
careful + ly = carefully
quick + ly = quickly
Sometimes we can just add -ly straight on to the root word. Let's do some word building:
root word | root word + suffix -ly |
serious | seriously |
final | finally |
rude | rudely |
nice | nicely |
comical | comically |
It’s different if the root word ends in le. Then we swap the le for ly.
humble + ly = humbly
Here are some more words where we need to swap the le for ly:
root word | swap the le for -ly |
horrible | horribly |
gentle | gently |
simple | simply |
feeble | feebly |
Week Beginning 29.04.24
Unit 3: Adding the suffix -ous
Words ending in -ous are the words in our spelling challenge today.
Let’s get spelling!
dangerous
poisonous
mountainous
famous
The letters -ous sound like us.
-ous, ous, is a suffix. Here are the root words:
danger
poison
mountain
fame
When we add the suffix -ous we might need to change the root word.
Say our suffix rhyme together, after three: one, two, three...
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
Let’s take a look...
danger
poison
mountain
hazard
We can just add -ous to these words.
dangerous
poisonous
mountainous
hazardous
So nothing at all to swap, double or drop.
Hold on though! We also have a root word that ends in a vowel: fame.
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
If the word ends with an e, we have to drop the e before adding -ous.
fame + ous famous
Now let’s do some word building:
root word | root word + suffix -ous OR drop the e before adding -ous |
danger | dangerous |
mountain | mountainous |
poison | poisonous |
hazard | hazardous |
fame | famous
enormous tremendous jealous
Why are they special? Watch what happens if we take away -ous: enormous enorm tremendous tremend jealous jeal
They are not complete root words, are they? So -ous is just part of the root word. Say the words together for me one more time: enormous tremendous jealous
All of our words ending in -ous are describing words. What are they called? Choose from this list: nouns verbs adjectives adverbs |
Week Beginning 22.04.24
Unit 2: Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word.
Sometimes we use different words, like this:
word | antonym
|
hot | cold |
good | bad |
tiny | huge |
Sometimes we can add a prefix that means ‘not’ or ‘opposite’ to a root word to make an antonym, like this:
root word | prefix in-, un-, or dis-, + root word |
sure | unsure |
like | dislike |
correct | incorrect |
If a root word begins with the letter m or p, the prefix i-n-, in, changes to i-m-, im.
mature
mortal
mobile
possible
patient
polite
im- can be added to the root words to make their opposites.
mature immature
mortal immortal
mobile immobile
possible impossible
patient impatient
polite impolite
mature immature
mortal immortal
mobile immobile
possible impossible
patient impatient
polite impolite
Don’t forget that we can also add the suffix -ly to the end of some words that start with im-.
perfect imperfect imperfectly
patient impatient impatiently
polite impolite impolitely
.
Week Beginning 15.04.24
We are learning to use prefixes.
Some roots words use un- and others use dis- or in- and we just have to learn them as we say, read and spell them.
We can add the prefix dis- to the front of these words to change their meaning:
like
agree
obey
connect
appear
approve
root word | prefix dis- + root word |
like | dislike |
agree | disagree |
obey | disobey |
connect | disconnect |
appear | disappear |
approve | disapprove |
Now let’s look at adding the prefix in-.
action
visible
human
capable
complete
The prefix in- can be added to them to make their opposites. Watch this! Let's build some words with our new prefix in-:
root word | prefix in- + root word |
action | inaction |
visible | invisible |
human | inhuman |
capable | incapable |
complete | incomplete |
Now we can practise using the prefixes un-, dis- and in- to build and change more words. Remember that each of these prefixes means ‘not’ or the opposite of something.
root word | prefix in- + root word |
complete | incomplete |
visible | invisible |
happy | unhappy |
dress | undress |
like | dislike |
obey | disobey |
Week Beginning 18.03.24
Adding the suffix -ful
We can add suffix -ful to root words to make adjectives.
joy + ful = Joyful
thank +ful=thankful
thankful
cheerful
colourful
thoughtful
wonderful
hopeful
painful
joyful
Week beginning 11.03.24
Words ending in -al
The ending that sounds l can be spelt al.
Lots of adjectives end in al.
magical
plural
vocal
medical
comical
capital
tropical
animal
festival
sandal
Week beginning 04.02.24
Words ending in -el
There are quite a few words that have the ending that sounds like l spelt -el. Let’s have a look at some of them.
travel cancel
vowel camel
tunnel towel
jewel label
Can you hear a weak little uh sound in the second syllable of these words?
tunnel
travel
label
To help you remember how to spell these words, say each syllable in an exaggerated way like this:
camel
tunnel
Make the words rhyme with ‘bell’. It will help you to remember how to spell words ending in -el.
cancel
travel
towel
Your turn:
camel tunnel
towel travel
jewel label
Week Beginning 26.02.24
Words ending in -le
Check the sound box!
Say the sounds.
l |
l |
ll |
le |
Play My turn/Your turn to say the words with l spelt -le.
After three: one, two, three... Go!
rattle simple
triangle middle
giggle table
purple bubble
jingle shuttle
tickle kettle
Well done! Did you notice that all of the words (except triangle) had two syllables? Say these words after me:
tickle
jingle
bubble
Most words with two syllables that end in the l sound, like kettle and bubble, are spelt with -le.
Can you hear a weak little uh sound before the l sound in these words?
purple
kettle
middle
table
We can hear it but we can’t see it in these words. Don’t write it!
Week beginning 19.02.24
Adding the Suffix -ness (2)
Does the suffix -ness, ness, begin with a vowel or a consonant?
It’s a consonant.
That means that for many words we can add the suffix -ness, without having to swap, double or drop any letters. Say these words with me.
root word | root word + suffix -ness |
kind | kindness |
ill | illness |
good | goodness |
It is a bit trickier though if the last letter of the root word ends in a consonant + y.
Let’s play My turn/Your turn to say these words:
silly
cheeky
giddy
dizzy
chatty
Before we can add -ness to these words we have to swap the y for
an i. Like this:
silly silliness
cheeky cheekiness
dizzy dizziness
Week beginning 05.02.24
Adding the Suffix -ness (1)
We can add the suffix -n-e-s-s, ness, to a root word to make a noun:
sad + ness makes the word sadness. Today we are going to look at adding the suffix -ness to words.
Let’s add -ness to some more words to make nouns.
root word | root word + suffix -ness |
sad | sadness |
late | lateness |
kind | kindness |
foolish | foolishness |
good | goodness |
Week beginning 29.01.24
The ee sound spelt ey
Exaggerate the last sound so that each word rhymes with 'see'
e |
ee |
e-e |
ea |
e |
y |
ey |
key money
donkey journey
chimney turkey
honey trolley
monkey alley
It is easy to make words ending in -ey into plurals. Just add the
suffix -s.
root word | root word + suffix -s |
key | keys |
monkey | monkeys |
troll | trolleys
|
Week beginning 22.01.24
Adding the suffixes -er or -est
If a word ends in a short vowel + a consonant, double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
Double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
Go!
Let’s watch what happens to our adjectives when we follow the rule:
hot
hotter
hottest
big
bigger
biggest
fat
fatter
fattest
Here are some more words ending in a short vowel + a consonant.
Let’s double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
root word | double the consonant before adding |
thin | thinner thinnest |
sad | sadder saddest |
fit | fitter fittest |
slim | slimmer slimmest |
Week beginning 15.01.24
Adding suffixes -er or -est
If a word ends in y, we swap the y for an i before adding -er or -est.
happy happi happier happier
silly silli sillier silliest
jolly jolli jollier jolliest
funny funni funnier funniest
If a word sends in e, we drop the e before adding -er or -est.
wide wid wider widest
fine fin finer finest
wise wis wiser wisest
nice nic nicer nicest
Week Beginning 08.01.24
Adding suffixes -er or -est
No change is needed to these words below before adding -er or -est
fast faster fastest
slow slower slowest
soft softer softest
loud louder loudest
quick quicker quickest
hard harder hardest
If a word ends in e, we drop the e before adding -er or -est
large larger largest
wide wider widest
rude ruder rudest
Week Beginning 02.01.24
The r sound spelt wr
Some words begin with the r sound spelt wr.
It is silent w.
Silent w often comes before the letter r.
r
rr
wr wrap wreck wrong
wrist
wriggle
wrote
wrestle
write
wrinkle
Homophone Alert
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones, e.g. write right
wrap rap
I will wrap the present using yellow paper.
Did you hear the rap on the door?
Week Beginning 11.12.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Adding the suffix -ed
If a word ends in e, we drop the e before adding -ed.
Poke Poked
Pile Piled
Trickle Trickled
Wave Waved
REVISION
If a word ends in a short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u) + a consonant, we double the consonant before adding -ed.
rot rotted
tap tapped
jog jogged
flip flipped
If a word ends in a consonant +y, we swap the y for an i before adding -ed.
fry fried
multiply multiplied
deny denied
cry cried
rule
hike
shape
tickle
bottle
tackle
smile
collide
battle
phone
twizzle
frazzle
stripe
wave
bottle
like
bug
stop
chat
Practise these spelling with and without the suffix. Remember the rules when adding the suffixes.
Week Beginning 04.12.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Adding the Suffix - ed
If a word ends in the consonant +y, we swap the y for an i before adding -ed.
TIP:
Some root words ending in a consonant +y can end in the igh sound (such as cry and reply) but others end in the ee sound (such as copy and hurry),
cry swap the y for an i cried
reply replied
copy copied
dry dried
try tried
hurry hurried
multiply
fry
study
copy
hurry
marry
dry
cry
try
reply
scurry
carry Remember to apply the rule to all of these root words.
Week Beginning 27.11.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Adding the Suffix -ed
If a word ends in two consonants, just add -ed.
paint painted
hunt hunted
jump jumped
buzz buzzed
If a word ends in a short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u) + a consonant, we double the consonant before adding -ed.
pat patted
nip nipped
jet jetted
drop dropped
Below are some root words. Think about how you need to add the -ed suffix following the rules.
drop
pat
tap
spot
step
shop
skip
pop
spot
slip
hum
Week Beginning 20.11.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
The o sound spelt a after w and qu.
Rhyme to remember
Spell o with an a after w as in wash.
Spell o with an a after qu as in squash.
was
want
wash
watch
wand
wasp
wallet
quantity
quality
quarrel
squash
squat
Week Beginning 13.11.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
The j sound
- The j sound is always spelt j before a, o and u. jar join adjust
- The j sound is often spelt g before e, i or y. gentle gem energy
- The j sound is spelt ge at the end of the word. large charge barge fringe
- The j sound is often spelt dge at the end of a word after the short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, or u.
jacket
jar
jog
join
adjust
gentle
gem
giant
magic
energy
charge
large
fringe
barge
badge
ledge
bridge
splodge
fudge
Week Beginning 30.10.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Adding the suffix -ing
If a word ends in a short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u) + a consonant before adding the suffix -ing.
putting - the consonant is doubled before adding the -ing
knotting
drumming
tripping
nodding
clapping
TIP: Never double the letters w or x
Have a look at the words below. What words need to be changed before adding -ing because they end in a short vowel and a consonant.
drop rain shock jump bat shout
Here are some more words for you to learn.
prodding
beginning
spinning
nodding
shrugging
dropping
skipping
running
It would be a good idea to learn the root words becasue you might be asked to spell the root word without the suffix added.
Week beginning 16.10.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Lots of words end with the igh sound spelt y.
Rhyme to remember
If the end of the word sounds like igh, it is almost always spelt with a y.
shy
sky
sly
dry
try
fly
cry
rely
reply
nearby
terrify
horrify
petrify
multiply
butterfly
What happens to these words if you add the suffix 'ing' to the end?
Week beginning 09.10.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
Some words begin with the n sound spelt kn.
It is a silent k, Silent k only ever comes before the letter n.
Here are words using the kn sound.
knew
know
knot
knight
knit
knife
kneel
knee
knock
knead
knuckle
Here are the words using the gn sound.
gnat
gnaw
gnome
gnash
gnarl
Your child will also be looking at adding the suffix the words this week as well.
TIP: The t in the knit is doubled when the suffix -ing or -ed is added.
knitting
knotted
kneeling
knights
knowing
knocked
Week beginning 02.10.23
Please help you child learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they learned them every Friday.
This week our spelling are all using suffixes.
- We can add the suffix -ly to root words to make an adverb
- when a word ends in a Y we swap the y for an i before adding -ly
Here are the words
- bad
- quick
- kind
- sad
- loud
- glad
- slow
- foolish
- quiet
- warm
- hear
- snug
- soft
- weak
- week
Homophone alert The words weak and week sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Weak = not very strong
Week = a period of seven day
Week beginning 25.09.23
Please help your child to learn the weekly spelling words. We will be checking how well they have learned them every Friday.
breeze
wheeze
mouse
curve
simple
grease
cheese
smoke
craze
spike
spice
shine
whine
bone
laze
wave
Add the suffix 'y' to some root words ending in e to make adjectives. We drop the 'e' before adding y.
Week beginning 18.09.23
fun
sag
dot
yum
nut
mud
bog
spot
slop
sun
slip
run
fog
chop
bag
Help your child to spell the words when they have had a suffix added to them.
Add a 'y' to the end of the word. Make sure you are following the spelling rules.
Useful Websites
- Top marks - Hit the button
- Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
- Passwords stuck into reading records. Try to log in at least once a week!
Mathematics (addition and subtraction reminder)
Term 1 - Scooter training
