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-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.

 

 

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

  • Students will hone their communication skills through public speaking platforms such as individual presentations

Reading and writing

  • Students will read a wide variety of passages such as expository and personal recount passages
  • Students will learn to write a good story with structure, using a range of techniques including simple characterisation and slow-motion description
  • Learn how to create story ideas related to the theme and visual
  • Practise use varied sentence structure and accurate word choice
  • Introduction to the WISE method (Writing= Ideas +Structure + Expression)

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 a confidence to manage formal assessment tasks in school.

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Content Mastery


  • Students will master new topics such as Number Patterns, Area and Perimeter, Angles, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines and Bar Graphs
  • Students will solve new word problems on Number Patterns, Area and Perimeter and Bar Graphs
  • Students will solve word problems involving comparison of multiple quantities, constant total, constant difference, unchanged quantity, equal stage, excess and shortage

 

Skills and Techniques


  • Students will apply heuristics including Complex Model Drawing, Make A Supposition and Form Equations in problem solving
  • Students will use folded paper and set squares to check for right angles
  • Students will use set squares and ruler 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 working with a set of takeaway puzzle with coloured cubes
  • Students will reinforce concepts learnt and the relation to core values through classroom games and activities such as participating in a class auction after learning the concept of money
  • Students will appreciate the real-life application of Math through data collection and presentation such as learning about Singapore food imports and presenting their daily food intake based on the concept of bar graphs

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.


 

Science

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


 

 

Science education that is enriching, fun and interesting. Students begin to pursue their passion for this subject by learning basic concepts and developing inquiry skills. Find out more.

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Content Mastery


  • Students will be introduced to the theme on Diversity where they learn the key characteristics of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria and the properties of different materials
  • Students will cover topics such as Life Cycles, Plant and Human body systems and Magnets

Skills and Techniques


  • Students will learn to classify and compare living and non-living things based on similarities and differences
  • Students will be introduced to techniques that guide them in analysing questions
  • Students will learn how to express their answers using accurate science terminology and relevant keywords
  • Students will be taught to analyse information presented in tables, flowcharts, classifications charts and bar graphs
  • Students will learn to interpret experiment set-ups to identify the aim, variables and conclusion of the experiment

Applied Learning


  • Students will be familiarised with facts through games such as Human Body System Bingo and activities
  • Students will observe science concepts in action by conducting experiments
  • Students are encouraged to appreciate Science beyond the textbooks through fun passages that expose them to interesting facts about the real world

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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