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Seed germination investigation
Let's investigate which conditions affect seed germination!
Magnetic maze
Mix some paper clips up with some rice and put them in a closed, see-through plastic container. Using a magnet, how long does it take you to separate the paper clips from the rice without opening the container? Now set up a maze made of cardboard. Can you guide a magnetic ball or marble through the maze from the outside of box, using your magnet?
Investigate shadows
Be a shadow detective! Place an object outside and record how the height and width of the shadow cast by the object changes throughout the day. Record them on this sheet.
Understanding physical processes
This worksheet will help your child to use first-hand experience to answer questions and to recognise that when things speed up, slow down or change direction, there is a cause.
Roman numerals: time intervals
Look at these clocks. Write the time (in modern numbers) underneath them. What’s the time difference between clock A and clock B?
Days in each month
Here's a simple way to remember how many days there are in each month. Now see if you can fill in the table correctly.
Compare durations of events
The following children did a sponsored swim. They timed themselves swimming ten lengths. Write down how long it took each child (in minutes) to swim their ten lengths. Who completed the ten lengths the fastest? Who completed the ten lengths the slowest?
24-hour clock: time intervals
Look at these clocks. Write the 12-hour time (including am or pm) underneath each one. How much time has passed between the clocks?
Spelling patterns: ‘ei’ and ‘eigh’ and ‘ey’ representing the /ai/ sound
All these words include the same sound (/ai/) but it is represented by ‘ei’,‘eigh’ or ‘ey’. Underline the groups of letters making the /ai/ sound in each word, then cut the words out and put them in the correct column. Once you think you know the words, ask someone to dictate these sentences to you. Write them down and then check to see if you got the spellings right.
Words containing ‘y’ making different sounds
Read these words and say them out loud. The ‘y’ in the words makes three different sounds: /i/ as in cygnet, /igh/ as in high, /y/ as in yellow. Can you group them into the three sound columns below?
Spelling patterns: the suffix -ly
Words ending -ly are used to describe how something is done; they are called adverbs. Cut out these cards and match up the root words on the left with the suffix -ly on the right, then decide which words go in each sentence.
Doubling the end letter when adding -ing
Most words longer than one syllable that have the stress on the last syllable when you say them and end with a single consonant, we double the last letter when adding the suffix -ing. Can you cut out the jumbled-up cards and make the five -ing words? Then see if you can fit them into the sentences.
Optional SATs papers: Y3 English 2006
Prior to 2016, optional SATs were used by teachers to help them assess children's progress at the end of each school year. This official Year 3 English SATs paper from 2006, free to download, can be used for at-home revision and practice.
Spelling words list
Get weekly spelling practice organised with our printable spelling lists, blank and ready to be filled with your child's assigned words. Attach the list to the fridge for quick revision sessions before the weekly spelling test.
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list for kids to download and print to practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
Year 3 spelling tests pack
Revise Year 3 spelling patterns and tricky spellings with our practice tests, which cover the common words and rules taught as part of the Y3 English curriculum. The Look, Cover, Write and Check method is used to help your child learn the correct spelling of each word.
Optional SATs papers: Y3 maths 2006
Download this Year 3 maths optional SATs paper from 2006, used in school to assess pupils' progress at the end of the school year, to offer your child some at-home practice.
Shakespeare plays wordsearch
Challenge your KS2 child to a Shakespearean wordsearch. Can they find the titles of 14 of the Bard's famous plays hidden in the wordsearch grid?
The present tense
Here is a list of past tense phrases. Can you write the correct present tense? Be careful, some of the verbs are irregular...
Interpreting pictograms
Ms Smith, the PE teacher, has been finding out about Y3’s favourite ball sports. She’s decided to show the results on a display in the hall, using a pictogram. Because there are so many children, she has decided to make each picture worth 4 children. Can you complete the pictogram?
Changing verb tense from past to present
Look at this passage about a playful cat. Can you change all the verb tenses from the past tense to the present tense?
China Homework Gnome facts
Download and print all the main facts and information about China for free with TheSchoolRun's Homework Gnome factsheet.
Pirate Pete and the Scurvy Scuttler data handling puzzle pack
Pirate Pete needs your help (and maths skills!) to get his ship back! Are you ready to hunt for treasure? Designed to help children practise common KS2 data handling skills, our statistics learning pack is bursting with Venn diagrams, pie charts, pictograms and line graphs to interpret and construct. All aboard the pirate ship!