Primary 3

Primary 3

A Key Year to Grow

A Key Year to Grow

Primary 3 students take on a new subject this year (Science) and focus on mastering component-basedskills while picking up important examination skills like precision, self-evaluation and time management.

All these skills and more are taught with fun lessons and activities surrounding themes and topics to build students' awareness of the world around them.

 

 

Primary 3 students take on a new subject this year (Science) and focus on mastering component-based skills whilst honing good learning habits like precision, self-evaluation and time management.

All these skills and more are taught with fun lessons and activities surrounding themes and topics to build students' awareness of the world around them.

 

 

Programme Outlines

 



 

English

Lesson Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

Primary 3 English allows your child to learn question types, examination techniques and skills related to answer precision.

We use a range of themes and topics in our passages to engage your child and encourage them to develop an interest in real-world affairs.

 

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Content and Language Mastery


Students will learn intermediate grammar rules and thematic vocabulary that will help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

  • Tenses
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Synthesis and transformation

 

Skills and Techniques


Students refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

  • Hone their communication skills through public speaking platforms such as individual presentations

Reading and writing

  • Read a wide variety of passages ranging from expository to personal recounts
  • Learn the structure of a good story and learn a range of writing techniques including simple characterisation and slow-motion description
  • Create story ideas related to the topic and given pictures
  • Use varied sentence structure in their writing

Read more about TLL’s WISE method and systematic approach to honing writing skills here.

Metacognitive Skills

Students will hone their metacognitive abilities and develop skills that will help them evaluate their own work. These include:

  • Clue sourcing
  • Error analysis
  • Answer precision

 

Contextualised Learning


Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualise their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

  • A class apart
  • Overcoming adversity
  • Great authors, great books

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.


 

Mathematics

Lesson Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

Our Primary 3 Math programme helps your child reinforce what's been learnt in Primary 1 and 2 in order to manage more complex topics and questions. Key heuristics (problem-solving methods) are taught, allowing your child to build confidence in managing formal assessment tasks in school at the end of the year

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Content Mastery


  • Students will master new topics such as Angles and Parallel and Perpendicular Lines under Geometry, Bar Graphs and Area and Perimeter
  • Students will solve new word problems on Multiplication and Division, Bar Graphs, Fractions involving part-whole relationship, Length, Volume and Area and Perimeter
  • Students will solve word problems involving comparison of multiple quantities, internal and external transfers, number x value and constant difference

 

Skills and Techniques


  • Students will apply heuristics including complex model drawing, make a supposition and restating the problem to solve word problems
  • Students will use set squares and rulers to check for right angles, and to draw parallel and perpendicular lines
  • Students will develop critical thinking skills through topical challenging problems and GEP handouts

Applied Learning


  • Students will explore and sharpen their spatial sense through GEP modules and an in-class game to form 3-dimenstional structures with coloured cubes
  • Students will reinforce concepts learnt through classroom games and activities, such as participating in a class auction for Money
  • Students will appreciate the real-life application of Math through class activities as well as problems in real world context such as exposure to structures around the world and associating them with the concepts of Graphs, Length, Money and Time

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.


 

Science

Lesson Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

Our Primary 3 Science programme offers an engaging and enjoyable learning experience for your child. Our curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation in basic science concepts and cultivate critical thinking skills.

Through curated tutorials, interactive activities and hands-on experiments, your child will gain a greater understanding of how science shapes the world we live in and develop a love for science.

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Content Mastery


  • Students will be introduced to new topics such as Diversity of Living and Non-living Things and Classification of Living Things (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria), Life Cycles and Magnets

Skills and Techniques


  • Students will learn to classify things into different groups based on their characteristics
  • Students will compare things and identify their similarities and differences
  • Students will learn to analyse questions to identify topic, concept and command word(s)
  • Students will learn to pick up relevant information from the question to use in their answers and express their answers using relevant keywords
  • Students will learn how to express their answers using accurate science terminology and relevant keywords
  • Students will learn to analyse data presented in tables, bar graphs, classification charts and flowcharts
  • Students will learn to interpret experiment set-ups to identify the aim, variables and conclusion of the experiment

Applied Learning


  • Students will engage in interactive games and activities like Guess the Fruit and Life Cycles Bingo, providing an enjoyable way to familiarise themselves with scientific facts
  • Students will observe science concepts in action, fostering a deeper understanding through hands-on experiments such as Waterproof Warriors and Electrifying Electromagnet
  • Students will be exposed to real-world examples and scenarios through captivating passages and case studies making learning more relatable and exciting

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.

 

 

Parent & Student Stories

 


“Teachers are cheerful and kind-hearted, and shower her with lots of encouragement."

 

 

"Valerie really enjoys her lessons at The Learning Lab! She always shares with me that her teachers are cheerful and kind-hearted, and shower her with lots of encouragement. In addition to the nurturing environment, I am also extremely satisfied with the curriculum here.

In English classes, Valerie is taught specific writing techniques and introduced to model compositions, which enable her to digest and understand concepts more readily.

Her composition has since improved from 58% to 95%, in a short span of half a year! Presentations conducted termly also offer Valerie a valuable edge in honing her public speaking skills.

As a parent, I am heartened to know that my child is in good hands and am confident that she will be able to excel academically and beyond."

- MS AUDREY TEA

Parent of P3 student, Enrolled in English

 


“Finding the world beyond the classroom.”

 

 

"Recalling the lessons I’ve had in Paris 1 or New York 5, the most valuable one I gained was the sense that the world is my oyster.

I took English from P4 to S4, and the fondest moments have been those where my teachers and I discussed the many happenings outside of the classroom.

Be it my teacher’s fondness for architectural marvels across the world as a window shedding light on the ebbs and flows of the global economy, or her entertaining stories of her childhood encouraging reflection on our own educations, I have learnt much more than just English itself.

I am privileged to feel like I can now feel the pulse of this vast world, becoming an active participant in it, and in large part I have because TLL encouraged me to find this world beyond the classroom."

- GLORIA CHUA

TLL student from 2004 -2010

 

 

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