HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 2 WEEK 1
Welcome back to school for Term 2. I hope you had a good holiday.
Signed ____________
******
Make sure you have all the things you need for this term - lead pencils, red pen, coloured pencils,
glue sticks, a ruler, small pencil cases, chair bags, library bag, scissors etc.
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Practise a page of reading then read it aloud to
someone in your family. Try to read without lots of stops and use some expression. Record it in the
back of your Homework book.
SPELLING: Fairy Tale Characters
LEVEL 1
big
help
time
ago
nice
wish
story
good
ring
dragon
LEVEL 2
fairy
fairies
frog
tale
key
poor
once
leave
strange
wicked
EXTENSION
giant
dwarf
elf
witch
wizard
prince
princess
character
tower
make-believe
GROUP
-ant
ant
giant
grant
plant
slant
RULE
DICTATON
Read the rule then
form the pluralsday
…………………
delay ………………….
key
………………….
toy
………………….
valley ………………….
monkey ………………..
PERSONALS:
ACTIVITIES

1. Learn your own
Level 1: The story of a time
word lists +
long ago was very good. A
personals. Do a
big dragon named Alex
L.L.C.W.C.
helped a nice girl find the

2.
Have someone
ring she wished for .
test
your words.
Level 2: Jonathon liked the

3.
Write
your list
fairy tale about a poor frog who
and
mark
the
had once lost his key. The
syllables
in
each
wicked fairies would leave him
word.
in a strange place.
4. Learn the rule
Extension: Shannen wrotea
and complete
fairy tale about make-believe
the activity.
characters. There was a giant,
5. Practise your
a dwarf, an elf as well as a
dictation ready
witch and a wizard in the story.
for a test on
The prince had to climb the
Friday.
tower to get the princess.
RULE: Plurals - To form the plural of words ending in -ay, -ey and -oy just add -s.

WRITING:
Last term we learnt how to write a RECOUNT. A recount has a special form-
OrientationSeries of eventsConclusion







This sets the scene and introduces the event or the characters or the people in the story.
This is a number of events or activities told in the sequence in which they happened.
Each new event or activity will have a new paragraph.
A general statement about the activities or events.
Task: Recount due: Friday, Week 2
On the paper I have given you, write a RECOUNT of your holidays. Write about at least three
events. (Things that you did during the holidays.)
Write your draft copy first in your Homework Book and edit it. Show it to mum or dad
and they will help you edit your work.
Then write your final copy on the paper. (You may wish to type it on the computer.)
Make sure that your final copy is the best work you can do. ( Presentation PERFECT)
Make your presentation copy neat and tidy with all spelling correct.
Don’t forget to do an illustration.
NUMBER: Make sure you know your 2X, X3, 4X and 5X tables from last term. Say them to someone at home.
Try these –
2 x 6 =
18 = 2 x
4 x 5=
40 = 4 x
3 x6 =
21= 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
8 x 2=
20 = 4 x
8 x 4=
6=2x
3x 8 =
12 = 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
2 x 11 =
4=2 x
10 x 4 =
24 = 4 x
3 x 12 =
30 = 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
12 x 2 = __
14 = 2 x __
4 x 3 = __
20 = 10 x __
3 x 0 = __
9 = 3 x __
5 x 2=
22 = 2 x
4 x 6 =
28 = 4 x
3 x 5 =
27 = 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
2 x 9 =
16 = 4 x
9 x 4=
8=4x
3 x 10 =
6= 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
4 x 2 =
24 = 2 x
12 x 4 =
44 = 4 x
3 x 2 =
33 = 3 x
__
__
__
__
__
__
HOMEWORK: Year 3
Term 2
Week 2
Signed ________________________
READING: Make sure you do some reading each night. Record what you have read in the back of your book.
SPELLING: Engines
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 EXTENSION GROUP
RULE
DICTATION
Activities
Level
1:
When
Brandon
turns
the

1.
Learn your
turn
engine
machines
whRead the rule then
key
the
oil
will
speed
to
the
own
word lists +
form the pluralkey
wheel
bulldozers
what
gearbox. Have you put some
personals. Do a
oil
motor
ignition
wheat
L.L.C.W.C.
petrol and water in the car?
library ……………
petrol
push
aeroplanes
wheel

2. Have a test of
army ……………
Level 2: Joshua could not control your words.
gears
brake
accelerate
when
the wheel of the overheated
3. Write your list
body ……………
gearbox
clutch
exhaust
where
motor car. The engine needed to
in letter ordercity
……………
push
body
mechanic
which
be repaired but the brakes and
(least to greatest)
country …………… clutch were fine.
pull
repair
ambulance
why

4. Learn the rule
cry
……………
and complete
speed
control
collision
try
……………. Extension: Summa-Lee knows
the activity.
water
overheat
automatic
all about automatic machines.
5. Practise your
Personals:
She wants to be a mechanic on
dictation ready
Rule: Plural - Words that have a consonant followed by -y, form the plural by
changing the -y to i and adding -es.
an aeroplane, a bulldozer or an
ambulance. Do you know about
exhausts, ignitions and collisions?
for a test on
Friday.
HOW ARE YOU GOING WITH YOUR RECOUNT?

*Have you completed your draft copy in your Homework Book?

*Have you written the final copy on your paper (or used a computer).

*Have you made it the very best quality work that you can do? (Neat
writing, no

mistakes, clear paragraphs, “Presentation PERFECT” )

*Have you illustrated your Recount?

*On Friday hand in your draft copy (in your book) and your final copy (on paper).

*I’m looking forward to reading them.


LANGUAGE: “SAID” is an overused word. Write down four words that you could use instead
of “said” when you are writing a story.

_____________________ , ____________________ , ____________________ ,
_______________
NUMBER: Learn the 2X, 3X, 4X and 5X tables for a test this week.
Try these. Watch the sign! Start with the units first.
H T U
3 7
+ 5 1
______
H T U
5 9
- 2 6
_____
H T U
2 5
+ 7 2
______
H T U
4 7 6
- 1 3 4
_________
H T U
6 8 6
- 5 7 6
_________
H T U
4 8 0
+ 1 0 8
_________
H T U
3 0 1
3 9
+
3 5 6
__________
H T U
4 5
+ 5 2
______
H T U
2 5 1
+ 4 8
________
H T U
7 3 4
+1 4 4
________
H T U
5 4
2 1
+ 1 0
______
H T U
3 6 9
- 1 1 4
_________
H T U
1 2 4
+
4 3
_________
H T U
4 2 7
- 1 0 3
________
H T U
5 6 8
- 2 3 4
____________
Research: TIME - Find some pictures of clocks or watches showing a digital and an analog face. (Look in
magazines and shop brochures.) Glue the pictures into your book.
Label the type of clock. Find out about three other types of clocks and write a sentence about how they work.
HOMEWORK: Year 3
Term 2
Week3
Signed _____________________
READING: Make sure you do some reading each night. Record your reading in your Homework Book.
SPELLING: The Party
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
EXTENSION GROUP
RULE
DICTATION
Activities
Read
the
rule
then
Level
1:
Everyone
watched

1. Learn your own
watch
ready
birthday
-ew
say these words and as Rylie stood up and began
word lists +
near
whisper
invitation
blew
copy them.
to move her head down near
personals. Do a
stood
taught
friendliness
dew
the cake. She blew and the
L.L.C.W.C.
down
straight
balloons
few
flames went away.
tunic …………….

2. Have someone test
Level 2: Kyah thought she
your words.
comic …………….
move
strongest
decorate
flew
was ready to go straight to

3.
Write your list and
magic
……………..
head
closest
whistles
knew
the
party.
“Did
you
bring
that
draw
the shape of
topic ……………..
began
movement excitement
new
amazing present?”
the
words.
music ……………..
whispered her closest friend. 4. Learn the rule and
away
amaze
surprise
picnic ……………..
Extension: There was great
complete the
blew
thought
presents
mimic …………….. excitement when invitations
activity.
chew
party
traffic …………….
for a surprise birthday party
5. Practise your
present
were given to Emily’s friends. dictation ready for a
Mum will decorate the room
Personals:
test on Friday.
with balloons and whistles
but there will be no presents.
Rule: When a two syllable word has a “k” sound at the end, just write “c”.
LANGUAGE: Antonyms- Write a word with the opposite meaning. (HINT: Look in the spelling lists)
far, __________________
ended, ___________________
yell, ___________
curved,_________________
enemy, ___________________
up, ____________
SENTENCES: Use each of your “personal words” in a separate sentence.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
PARTS OF SPEECH: From the book that you are reading at home, find four proper nouns and four
common nouns.
Proper Nouns _______________, ________________, _______________ , __________________
Common Nouns _____________ , ________________ , _______________, __________________
NUMBER: Write out and learn the 6X table.
Try these tricky ones.
**** Remember, brackets ( ) mean, do whatever is in the brackets first. Write the answer above the
( ) then go back and do the whole algorism from the start.
3 + 8 = ______
11 – 7 = _____
8 _ 5 = ______
Double 5 = _____
15 - 3 = _____
8 less than 14 =___ 5 more than 8 = ___10 = 3 + ______
3 + (6 + 2) = ____
(10 – 5) + 6 = ___
(5x6) - 10 = _______
2D SHAPES
3 X 4 = _____
18 – 10 = ______
(1x5) + (2x5) – 5 + 10 = _______
Use a ruler to draw and then label a - pentagon, hexagon, quadrilateral, triangle and an octagon.
(HINT: Use a dictionary if you are not sure what the words mean or how many sides they need.)
HOMEWORK: Year 3
Term 2 Week 4
Signed ________________
READING:This week you will need to read a book (or chapter) and then retell the story in your own words. (About ½ a page)
Do not copy the story from the book, just tell the main parts of the story, (beginning, middle and end), in your own words.
You will also need to mention the name of the book, the author and illustrator.
SPELLING : Birds
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2 EXTENSION GROUP
RULE
DICTATION
Activities
Level
1:
Friendly
Aliza

1.
Learn
your own
bird
feather
feathers
-ly
Read the rule then
saw
the
bird
as
it
flew
from
word
lists
+
write new words by
nest
branches
beaks
closely
the branch. There was
personals. Do a
adding “ing”.
chicken
beak
claws
early
only one soft, baby chick
L.L.C.W.C.
flew
close
habitat
friendly
left in the nest.

busy ……………….
Level 2: Tiarne was 
2. Test your words.
branch
swan
sparrow
greatly
hurrying closer to the 
carry
…………………
cage
warm
budgerigar
lovely
young magpie that had
3. Write your list in
copy ………………
baby
hurry
parrot
only
fallen from a branch and
A.O.
fly
………………
hurt its beak. Its feathers
soft
carry
kookaburra
quickly

hurry ………………. were warm and she was
only
magpie
emu
4. Learn the rule
worry ………………
carrying it with great care.
and complete
quickly
young
cockatoo
Extension: It is worrying
the activity.
friendly
greatly
plumage
to Nick that many of our
parrots, budgerigars and 5. 5. Practise your
Personals:
Rule: Do not change -y to I when adding –ing even though -y is preceded by a
consonant.
cockatoos are losing their
habitat. The plumage,
claws and beak of the
kookaburra and emu are
interesting.
dictation ready
for a test on
Friday.
LANGUAGE: Circle the correct word. (If you are not sure which word to use, consult a dictionary.)
1. My bike doesn’t have a (break, brake).
2. Please hold up your (right, write) hand.
3. The (which, witch) cast a spell on Reginald.
4. (Here, Hear) is where I live.
5. That is (their, there) cat.
6. This is the (site, sight) for our new Library building.
7. Collect the (too, two, to) books from the table.
DRAW A BIRD
1. Select a bird from the Spelling
Lists.
2. Draw the bird and colour it
showing its different plumage.
3. Label your bird.
4. Do you know any interesting
facts about this bird?
Take a new page in your book.
GRAMMAR:
The word “wave” could be a verb (a doing or action word)
or it could be a noun (a name of a thing).
Write two sentences with “wave” as a noun and then as a verb.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER: Write out and learn your 5X and 6X tables for a test this week.
1.
2.
28
4
equals
7
5
12
Which word belongs here?
Which sign belongs here?
Circle the correct word.
Circle the correct sign.
plus minus
3.
24
times
36
divided by
equals
+
60
4.
Which word belongs here?
Circle the word needed.
add
divide by
-
=
60
x
eight
four
÷
equals
thirty two
Which sign belongs here?
Circle the sign needed.
subtract
multiply
+
-
=
x
÷
HOMEWORK Year 3
Term 2 Week 5
Signed __________________________
READING: Do some Home Reading and record what you have read in the back of your book.
SPELLING: The Sea
LEVEL 1
seaside
sail
ship
boats
ships
towards
beach
seaweed
sand
all
ball
small
LEVEL 2
police
coast
ocean
wild
marine
captain
missing
fisherman
surfboard
island
small
tallest
EXTENSION
ocean - liner
currents
sharks
yachts
passengers
crew
trawlers
anchor
speedboat
fishermen
tides
GROUP
smsmall
smart
smash
smell
smoke
smooth
RULE
DICTATION
Activities
Read the rule
then add “ing”
to these words.
Level 1: Jake loves to go
 to
the seaside to watch all the
big ships sail away. Towards
the beach there is sand,
seaweed and small boats.

Level 2: Lochie went with

the marine, police captain
from the small island. They

were looking along the coast

for a fisherman and a
surfboard rider who were
missing in the wild ocean.

Extension: All the crew and
passengers on the oceanliner could see the fishermen
in the trawlers catching
sharks in the strong tidal
currents. Matthew’s
speedboat passed the
anchored yachts.
1. Learn your own
word lists +
personals. Do a
spy
cry
dry
pry
try
fry
buy
worry
Personals:
Rule: Do not change -y to i when adding -ing, even though -y is
preceded by a consonant.
L.L.C.W.C.
2. Ask someone to
test your words.
3. Write your list
and circle any
compound words
.
4. Learn the rule
and complete the
activity.
5. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
GRAMMAR: Use words from the box to match the name to its definition and then give three examples.
common noun
verb
proper noun
collective noun
adjective
1. The name of a special person, place or thing that starts with a capital letter is a …………………
e.g.____________________
________________________
______________________
2. A doing or action word is a …………………………………
e.g._______________________
______________________
__________________________
3. The name of a person, place or thing is a …………………………………..
e.g._______________________
______________________
______________________
4. A group word for people, places or things is a ……………………………………………….
e.g.________________________
_______________________
______________________
5. A word that describes or tells more about a noun is an …………………………………………………
e.g._________________________ ____________________
____________________________
SENTENCES: Write a sentence using “happy” and its antonym (opposite) in the same sentence.
Use a joining word (conjunction) to join your opposite ideas so that they make sense.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER:
Write, say and learn your 7X tables.
Try these10 x 6 = ___
5 x 6 = ___
6 x 11 = ____
7 x 6 = ___
3 x 6 = ___
8 x 6 = ____
******
******
****** ****
6 x 6 = ___
6 x 4 = ___
0 x 6 = ____
12 x 6 = ____
3 groups of _____
++++ ++++ ++++
5 groups of ____
and ______ left over.
++++ ++++ +++
and ______ left over.
HOMEWORK - YEAR 3
Term 2 Week 6
Signed ___________________
READING: Do some home reading each night. Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book.
Read aloud to someone in your family. Try to read smoothly and use some expression.
REVISION
Revise the words in lists from Weeks 1-5 of this term. Especially check spelling rules and forming plurals.
Practise your lists in your Homework Book.
SPELLING:
LANGUAGE: Write a sentence for each of the different types of sentences. (Watch the punctuation!)
A question- ______________________________________________________________________________
An exclamation – _______________________________________________________________________________
A command – __________________________________________________________________________________
A statement - ___________________________________________________________________________________
****NOW - - - In each of the sentences you wrote underline the nouns and
circle any verbs
with a coloured pencil.
MATHEMATICS: Colour the “0” in front of the correct answer.
1. There were 60 people on the bus.
2. Ana Josefa Martinez is 14.
Twelve got off.
Her sister Maria Estela is 9.
How many people were left on the bus?
What is the difference between their ages?
0 48
0 23 years
0 9 years
0 6 years
0 5 years
0 4 years
0 15 years
4.There were 18 people at the café tables.
Six people left.
0 52
0 50
0 72
3. How long do the children have for lunch and
games each day at school?
0
0
0
0
2 hours
2½ hours
9½ hours
12 hours
SCHOOL TIMETABLE
8:30 Start
12:00 Lunch and Games
2:30 Start again
5:00 Finish
5. One bunch of flowers cost 70 cents.
How much do five bunches cost?
0 35 cents
0 70 cents
0 75 cents
0 350 cents
7. Here is Australia’s score in the cricket match.
AUSTRALIA
The score is
0 forty seven
0 four hundred
407
0 four hundred and seven
0 four hundred and seventy
9. Gary is counting by tens from seventy nine:
the “seventy nine, eighty nine, ninety nine, ......”
The next number he should say is
0 one hundred
0 one hundred and nine
0 one hundred and ninety nine
0 two hundred and nine
How many people were at the tables then?
0 6
0 12
0 18
6. Vanda bought three cakes.
The total cost was $3.30.
How much was each cake?
0 11 cents
0 $1.10
0 30 cents
0 24
0 $3.27
8. In the basketball game, how many points did
Newcastle win by?
0 17
Newcastle
Brisbane
0 23
0 27
96
79
0 37
10. At the football game, every tenth person who entered
gate got a free cap.
115 people went through the gate.
How many free caps were given out?
0 15
0 11
0 12
0 10
HOMEWORK - YEAR 3
Term 2 Week 7
Signed ___________________________
READING : Do some home reading each night. Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book. Ask an
adult to sign your book.
SPELLING: Hospital
LEVEL 1
well
wasn’t
hurt
bone
sick
nurse
doctor
better
quick
queen
LEVEL 2
illness
hospital
doctor
nurse
break
enjoy
treat
finish
crutches
quiet
quickly
quite
Personals:
EXTENSION
patient
operation
theatre
bandages
crutches
sick
illness
hospital
ambulance
medical
quiet
GROUP
ququeer
quick
quiet
quite
queen
quack
RULE
Read the rule then
add –ing to these
words.
delay …………….
enjoy ……………
lay ………………..
play ………………
stay ………………
quite
Rule: When adding –ing to words that end in a –y, leave the y and
just add –ing.
STORY WRITING: Write a short story or poem about



DICTATION
Level 1: Jayden wasn’twell!
His bones hurt and he felt
sick. The doctor and nurse
worked quickly to make him
feel better.

Level 2: At the hospital
Chloe had to be treated for
quite a strange illness and
 a
break to her bone. When

they were finished the doctor
and nurse said that she
would enjoy using the
crutches.
Extension: Maddi would

like to work in an ambulance
or a hospital. She would
help the sick patients with
their illnesses, put on
bandages, give out crutches
and even work in the quiet
operating theatre.
Activities
1. Learn your own
word lists +
personals. Do a
L.L.C.W.C.
2. Ask someone to
test your words.
3. Write your list
and underline
words that have
more than 2
vowels.
4. Learn the rule
and complete the
activity.
5. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
WINTER.
Use a new page in your Homework Book (or on the computer). Don’t forget to illustrate
your writing.
You will probably want to mention- when it occurs, what changes occur in the environment, changes in our clothing,
sports, foods and the colours of the season.
Winter looks like
A “Y” chart might help you think of some useful words.
Winter smells
like
Winter feels
like
NUMBER: Write out and learn your 7X table.
TIME –
1. Write in digital time –
8 o’clock ___ : ___ half past six ___ : ___
20 past 3 ___ : ___ 10 past 5 ___ : ___
10 past 2 ___ : ___ half past 11 ___ : ___
2. Name 5 places in your house where a digital
clock or watch is used.
……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………
3. Find or draw a picture of a digital and an analog
clock or watch and label them.
HOMEWORK: YEAR 3
Term 2 Week 8
Signed ___________________________
READING: Do some home reading each night. Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book. Ask an
adult to sign your book.
SPELLING: Revision
List 1
List 2
Extension
Group Words
Rule
Dictation
Activities
All
Groups:
1.
Write
out your
need
weather
daisy
through
Read the rule then
lists
of
words.
write these words The small boy was
grow
body
poppy
rough
Use
LLCWC.
crying. He hurt his leg
as a pluralcold
less
rose
though
when he fell from the
potato ……………
heat
warm
daffodil
thought
2. Check all your
tallest branch. At the
lists and
fats
plenty
tulip
leather
hospital the doctors and
tomato ………….
practise any
green
fruit
patient
feather
nurses fixed his broken
errors or tricky
echo ……………
bone and gave him some
giving
too
wicked
work
words.
crutches
to
use.
Now
he
foods
tomato
machines
word
cargo …………
would not be able to go
3. Read the rule
help
welcome invitation
world
mosquito ………… to the dance party. He
and then do the
drink
salad
marine
worm
activity.
had to stay home and
piano ……………
without
mechanical
such
watch the television.
anchor
much
Mum said he would need 4. Learn the
radio ……………
dictation.
Rule: Some common words ending in “o” add “es” to
to be more careful in the
banjo …………
future.
form a plural
soprano ………
LANGUAGE:
HOMONYMS are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have
different meanings. Eg. red , read - blue, blew – sight, site.
Look at the words below and write a homonym for each word.
too ________________
need _________________
wear _________________
weather _____________
through ______________
by ___________________
ANTONYMS are words with opposite meanings. (HINT- a dictionary might help you.)
By adding a prefix (before) to the word (eg. un, dis, in, im) form an antonym.
like ______________
happy __________________
armed ___________________
healthy ___________
proper __________________
trust _____________________
Complete the table.
ANIMAL
SOUND
MOVEMENT
cats
cows
lambs
horses
whinny, gallop, meow, steal, fly
bleat, frisk, low, wander, crow
NUMBER: Learn your 6X and 7X tables for a test.
3D Shapes – Draw these shapes on a new page.
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1. Draw a shape that is a Prism.
Name the type of prism. ____________________
How many faces? ______
How many corners? _____
How many edges? ______
2. Draw a shape that is a Cylinder.
How many flat faces? _______ How many edges? ______
How many curved faces? _____How many corners? _____
Riddles for the – “3G Riddle Book”
Write out two riddles that we can put into a
class book. Don’t forget to write the answers
too. (No rude or bad taste riddles please.)
Have you got an answer for these?
Where do tough chickens come from?
What is a hot and noisy duck called?
How can you make your money grow larger?
Which is the shortest month?
What can you never make right?
What made the chicken sick?