Year 3 English

The English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. Teaching and learning programs should balance and integrate all three strands. Together, the strands focus on developing students’ knowledge, understanding …

Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACELA1482

learning how time is represented through the tense of a verb, for example 'She arrived’, ‘She is arriving’ and adverbials of time, for example ‘She arrived yesterday’, ‘She is arriving in the morning’

Elaboration (4) | ACELA1482 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACELY1792

using language appropriately in different situations such as making a request of a teacher, explaining a procedure to a classmate, engaging in a game with friends

Elaboration (4) | ACELY1792 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACELY1679

reading a wider range of texts, including chapter books and informative texts, for pleasure

Elaboration (4) | ACELY1679 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACELY1680

determining important ideas, events or details in texts commenting on things learned or questions raised by reading, referring explicitly to the text for verification

Elaboration (4) | ACELY1680 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELA1482

exploring the use of sensing verbs and how they allow readers to know what characters think and feel

Elaboration (2) | ACELA1482 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELT1596

drawing on literature from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Asian cultures, to explore commonalities of experience and ideas as well as recognising difference in lifestyle and world view

Elaboration (2) | ACELT1596 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELY1675

speculating about what other characters might think or feel and retelling the story from other perspectives (for example ‘Cinderella’ from the view of the ‘Ugly Sisters’)

Elaboration (2) | ACELY1675 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELY1792

learning the specific speaking or listening skills of different group roles, for example group leader, note taker and reporter

Elaboration (2) | ACELY1792 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELY1679

reading text types from a student’s culture to enhance confidence in building reading strategies

Elaboration (2) | ACELY1679 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELY1680

making predictions and asking and answering questions about the text drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic

Elaboration (2) | ACELY1680 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELY1682

using appropriate simple, compound and complex sentences to express and combine ideas

Elaboration (2) | ACELY1682 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum