Exams; Year 3 Term 1
exams,Year 3
We have finished up Term 1 of Year 3 with B8 (each term is 12 weeks long), and so today we did his exams to wrap things up.
The exams are actually proving to be very useful in showing up gaps and things I need to improve in order to help the children's learning. In particular:
:: Picture Study; I think the children need more deliberate exposure to the images in order to form a better memory of them. Maybe one week we look at the picture and narrate it, as we are doing, but then the next week they look at it again and do a rough sketch of it.
::Italian: As my mother is Italian and I speak fluent Italian, our Italian learning has been a bit...haphazard, but I think I need to systematically make sure I'm covering topic e.g like the weather, seasons, days out etc
::Drawing: I need to factor in more drawing practice, particularly of people.
::Independent reading: I noticed the detail in his memory for books he had read to himself vs. the books I had read out-loud to him, is the same. ..so I'm happy to keep up with his independent reading of his school books.
::Shakespeare: Doing a character diagram, as well as reading from Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, enhances memory and recall.
:: Thoroughly reviewing what was read last time, before moving on to a new chapter, is a big help in solidifying what is being learnt.
As before, I recorded his answers on a free app on my ipad, which gives it an official air! I then typed them up and printed them, so he can keep it as a record of his learning.
The questions are mainly from Ambleside Online's Exam page, and my own additions.
Bible
1. What do you know about Moses' babyhood and early life?
2. Tell about Moses and the burning bush, or a story of Moses and Aaron.
3. Tell about Mary's visit to Elizabeth, or something from Jesus' childhood (i.e. newborn presentation at the temple or being left at the temple later).
4. Tell about the healing of the man who came through the roof, or of the centurion's servant.
Writing/Penmanship
Copy (in joined up) "The queen went stumping along in one shoe of stone and one of skin."
History
1. What do you know about Knights?
2. Tell what you know about William the Conqueror
3. Tell about Leonardo Da Vinci.
Tales
1. Tell your favorite part of The Princess and the Goblin.
2. Draw a picture from your favourite free read of the term
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| Emerald City and Yellow Brick Road |
3. Tell me the story of Pericles or The Merchant of Venice
4. Why does Perseus embark on his dangerous journey, and what help does he get?
Geography
1. Tell about Marco Polo's journey to China.
2. Tell about Marco Polo’s stay with the Kublai Khan.
3. Draw the shape of the earth, and show where the hot countries are and where the cold ones are.
4. Tell me what soil erosion is. Tell me three dangers with soil erosion. Give me two solutions for preventing soil erosion.
Natural History and General Science
1. What is plankton?
2. What can you tell about how hermit crabs feed? or Tell about the grotto of eating trees.
3. Sketch and label three sea creatures we have read about this term from Pagoo.
4. Choose one of those sea creatures and tell me all you can about it
5. What is:
condensation
evaporation
capillary action - give me an example in nature
7. Describe the nicest walk you have had this term. What did you find?
Reading Skill
Father selects a passage for student to read aloud.
Arithmetic
1. What number is made up of seven hundreds, four tens and five ones?
2. What is the sum of 69 + 57?
8. 5 x __ = 35
9. 8 x 6 = ___
Foreign Language
1. Recite or sing something you have learned in Italian
2. In Italian say something about yourself, using full sentences.
3. Translate the following sentence: I see the ducks in the park
Picture Study
Describe your favorite picture from this term's picture study of Giotto.
Recitation
Recite a poem you learnt this term.
Singing
Sing your favorite folksong and hymn from this term.
Handicrafts
Show some work in paper craft from this term and make another paper star
Tell me the story of Pericles or The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice. There were two money lenders called Shylock and Antonio and Shylock always wanted more than his fair share of money. Antonio was good, and his friend Bassanio wanted three hundred pounds to impress a lady called Portia because he wanted to marr her. So they went to Shylock who said, if you don’t repay me I’ll take a pound of your flesh. Antonio said, “ I will repay you because my ships are coming with money.” So he signed the bond. And Bassanio went and married Portia but then he saw that Antonio was going to be thrown in prison and Shylock would have a pound of his flesh because he didn’t repay the bond. And then Bassanio was very unhappy so he went. Portia then phoned a very wise councellor who said “you can have my robe”, and her lady Narrissa who had married Bassanio’s friend, dressed up as a clerk. I forgot to tell you that when Portia got married she said to Bassanio, “this is your ring, never part with it”, and Narissa said to her wife (edit: he means husband!), “here is a ring as well”. And so they went as councillor and clerk, and Portia said “the bond only says a pound of his flesh, NO blood!” and Shylock was furious and said “alright alright alright, I’ll have the money and not the bond.” And so half of his wealth went to the council. And the other half went to Antonio, and then Antonio said I will let you have this money back if you will give it to Shylock’s daughter who wanted to marry a Christian but Shylock didn’t want her to.
Portia and Narissa wanted their husband’s rings, but they were in disguise, but at last they got them and then when they went home they made joke about it and said “how dare you give away our rings”, and then Portia said “I’ll give you another ring” and Bassanio said “this is the same ring”, so then they told them the joke they had made and that they were the wise councillors!
And that is the end of the story.
Tell about Marco Polo's journey to China.
He met a lot of people; the people in Baghdad and Armenia, and they all looked quite different. I remember the part about the man of the mountains who made a valley and called it Paradise and made people drink wine and took people there and they thought they were in paradise. But then the soldiers came and killed him.
He saw them hunting lions and they had an amazing tent made out of bamboo sticks. And he had a summer residence and a winter residence. And the Kublai Khan sprinkled the milk of the sacred mares in the airs so the spirits could drink it and protect the Kublai Khan.
Tell about Moses and the burning bush, or a story of Moses and Aaron.
Moses was sent out of Egypt because he killed an Egyptian. He became a shepherd and one day he was chasing he sheep up the mountain and he saw a burning bush and had fire but the leaves did not smoulder and burn, and Jesus..err..God’s voice came from the bus and said “Moses take off your sandals for you are standing on holy ground. Go with Aaron and tell Pharaoh to let my people go.” And Moses said “How can I do that? If they ask who you are what shall I say?” and God said “I am who I am. I am Yahweh.” And that is all about Moses and the burning bush
Moses was sent out of Egypt because he killed an Egyptian. He became a shepherd and one day he was chasing he sheep up the mountain and he saw a burning bush and had fire but the leaves did not smoulder and burn, and Jesus..err..God’s voice came from the bus and said “Moses take off your sandals for you are standing on holy ground. Go with Aaron and tell Pharaoh to let my people go.” And Moses said “How can I do that? If they ask who you are what shall I say?” and God said “I am who I am. I am Yahweh.” And that is all about Moses and the burning bush
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