Maths · Ages 8–9 · 50 min
Equivalent fractions
Children find equivalent fractions using a fraction wall and explain that multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number keeps the fraction the same size.
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School year: Grade 3
Maths · Ages 8–9 · 50 min
Finding fractions of amounts
Children find unit and non-unit fractions of amounts by dividing by the denominator and multiplying by the numerator, and explain each step with a bar model.
English · Ages 8–9 · 55 min
Organising writing into paragraphs
Children explain why writers start a new paragraph, spot paragraph changes caused by time, place, topic or a new speaker, and organise their own writing into paragraphs.
English · Ages 8–10 · 55 min
Summarising a text
Children identify the main ideas across several paragraphs of a text and summarise them in their own words within a word limit, leaving out minor details.
English · Ages 8–9 · 60 min
Writing a persuasive letter
Children write a letter that persuades a real reader to agree to a request, giving clear reasons with evidence, using persuasive language and a polite letter layout.
