Jump to unit: Love | Provider | Saviour | Pure-Holy | Creator | Wise | Servant | Protector | Truth | Lord-King
Note that resources for each character theme are found below the table.
God is Love
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Values & Biography |
| WEEK | God is Love | See links below: Families | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Wide, wide as the ocean (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Loyalty Respect Trust |
| WK 1 | God is Love God places us in families | God places us in families. | Writing: About Benjamin Grammar: Nouns Spelling: Long ‘a’ in snake Level 14 Reading with worksheets: A Big Mistake; Jesus is a friend of children | Level 10 Card 1 | Games with the family | Draw your family. Write the names and frame it. | Biography: Benjamin |
| WK 2 | Luke 2:41-52 Jesus lived in a family | My family table Thinking Skills | Writing: About my family Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘a’ in rain Level 14 Reading with worksheets: Joseph; Soldiers for God | Level 10 Card 2 | Rotating sports activities – 5 minutes on each, e.g. skipping rope, long jump etc. | Draw the things you like to do with your family. | We help our family members. |
| WK 3 | Genesis 2:7-25 God created families (Adam& Eve; Noah) | God’s plan for families | Writing: My favourite things Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘a’ in pray Level 14 Reading with worksheets: Joshua and the walls of Jericho;The Golden Calf | Level 10 Card 3 | Invite friends for some sporting activities. | Draw the things that are special to your family, e.g. pets | The family is like a team. |
| WK 4 | Genesis 24 Marriage of Isaac & Rebecca 2 Samuel 9 Exodus 2:1-6 Adoption into a family: Mephibosheth & Moses | Respect, obedience, and loyalty | Writing: Describe your house Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘a’ in lady Level 14 Reading with worksheets: The father who forgave his son; Mephibosheth | Level 10 Card 4 | Take a survey of your family’s favourite songs. | Paint two pictures of your house – one outside and one inside. | Loyalty is …sticking with someone through difficult times; always being there for them |
| WK 5 | Ruth 1:6 to 4:22 Loyalty in a family (Ruth) | Trust in those who care for us; What my family needs | Writing: Make a story book for a family member Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘e’ in tree Level 14 Reading with worksheets: The man at the pool; Nicodemus | Level 10 card 5 | Hold a family concert. | Make a gift for someone in your family. | How do we show our love for those who care for us? |
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Primary Music – 3 collections: All Creation Sings (ACS); Sing a Joyful Song (SJS); Couldn’t be Finer (CBF)
God is Provider
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Science | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Values & Biography |
| WEEK | God is Provider | See links below: The sea | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Just think of the fishes (ACS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Faith that God will provide |
| WK 1 | Exodus 15:22-27 Bitter water made sweet | Make a list of sea creatures and put them into groups. Worksheet 1 | Writing: About Elikana Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘e’ in sea Level 14 Reading with worksheets: Ruth and Naomi; Peter walks on water | Level 10 Card 6 | If possible, take an excursion to a beach. Collect shells. | Draw and cut out colourful fish and other sea creatures. Make a collage or mobiles. | Biography: Elikana |
| WK 2 | Exodus 16 Manna and quails in the desert | Compare types of fish: tropical and cold water Science experiment – Float an egg in water Worksheet 2 | Writing: What can you find out about whales? Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘e’ in key and pony Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 1-5 | Level 10 Card 7 | Play chasey – a shark chases little fish. | Make an underwater scene in a box, or in a bowl of water using sand, stones and plastic sea creatures. | Who do we trust? How do we know that God and his Word are true? |
| WK 3 | Exodus 17 Water from a rock | Thinking Skills Science exp: fresh or salty water?Worksheet 3 | Writing: Should there be rules about how many fish people can catch? Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘i’ in five Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 6-10 | Level 10 Card 8 | Play a sport hitting a ball with a bat. | Make the ‘Oceans of Fun’ poem into a book and add drawings. | Do we see miracles today? What can we ask God to provide for us? |
| WK 4 | Matt 6:25-34 Do not worry about food or clothes | Fish small book Worksheet 4 | Writing: Which sea creatures could soon be extinct and what can we do about it? Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘i’ in pie Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 11-15 | Level 10 Card 9 | What games can you play with a skipping rope? | Make a coral reef from an egg carton. | Which Bible characters trusted God to provide? |
| WK 5 | Matt17:24–27 Money from a fish | Shellfish small book Worksheet 5 | Writing: Make up a recipe using ingredients from the sea. Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘i’ in fly Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 16-20 | Level 10 Card 10 | Bounce and catch balls of different sizes. | Paint a stormy sea picture. | What else does the Bible say about trusting God to provide? |
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God is our Saviour
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music/ Drama | Art | Values & Biography |
| WEEK | God is our Saviour | See links below: Australia & New Zealand | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Clap your hands (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Sharing the Gospel Biographies: Nabor and John Williams |
| WK 1 | Matthew 2 Easter: Jesus rides into Jerusalem | Identify continents on a world map. Find Australia and NZ. Draw maps and landmarks. | Writing: Describe places to visit in Australia. Use adjectives. “I would like to visit …. because“ Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: Long ’i’ in light Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 21-25 | Level 10 Card 11 | Begin making an Easter play starting from Jesus riding into Jerusalem. | Draw landmarks of Australia and New Zealand on large maps. | Love for people of other nations; The Great Commission; Sharing the truth with those who do not know Him. |
| WK 2 | John 12 Easter: Mary anoints Jesus with perfume | The first Australians Animals of Australia. Make a book of Australian animals. Use your own words. | Writing: About Nabor Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: Long ‘o’ in nose and note Level 15 Reading: Stories from Matthew 26 -30 | Level 10 Card 12 | Continue planning your Easter play. Work on costumes and scenery. | Aboriginal art: dot paintings; animals drawn in geometric shapes; colours of paint from the earth Animal sketches | Biography: Nabor How were Aboriginal treated long ago? Australia needs Jesus, but are people listening? |
| WK 3 | Luke 24; John 20 Easter: Jesus appears to his friends | The first New Zealanders Birds of New Zealand. Make a chart of NZ birds. | Writing: About Henry Williams Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: Revision and testing of the term’s spelling words Level 15 story revision and Reading Test, “Owls”. | Level 10 Cards 13 & 14 | Perform an Easter play. Invite people to watch. | Māori art using traditional patterns and plant designs. | Biography: Henry Williams How did the Gospel help the Māori’s? Christian faith in NZ today? |
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God is Pure & Holy
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Social Studies/Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Values & Biography |
| WEEK | God is Pure & Holy | See links below: Rules | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Holy Holy (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Courtesy Good manners Bio: Bilivuci |
| WK 1 | Genesis 3 God’s rule broken: Adam and Eve | Family rules | Writing: Make a chart of family rules .Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives Spelling: Long ‘o’ in boat Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Stories 1 & 2 with activities | Level 11 Card 1 | Game with the family. | Decorate family rules chart. | Bilivuci biography Define courtesy |
| WK 2 | Exodus 20The Ten Commandments 1- 3 | Thinking Skills | Writing: You have a new puppy. Make a list of rules for looking after it. Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives Spelling: Long ‘o’ in snow Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Stories 3 & 4 with activities | Level 11 Card 2 | Ball skills | Paint Moses receiving the 10 Commandments on Mt Sanai | Make a list of good manners: in the home and outside the home |
| WK 3 | Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments nos. 4-7 | Rules of our community: road rules | Writing: Choose a sport and make a list of rules for playing. Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives Spelling: Long ‘u’ in cube Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Stories 5 & 6 with activities | Level 11 Card 3 | Choose a sport or game. Define the rules. | Make a cardboard road mat for toy cars. Make road signs. | Make a POLIE poster |
| WK 4 | Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments nos. 8 – 11 | Health rules: keeping safe from germs and accidents | Writing: Write a list of rules for keeping safe from germs. Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives Spelling: ‘oo’ in spoon Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Stories 7 & 8 with activities | Level 11 Card 4 | Game: Traffic lights. Run around. Obey the lights. (Someone holds up red, amber or green.) | Make poster of road rules | Good and bad manners checklist |
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God is Creator
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Science/Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Values & Biography |
| WEEK | God is Creator | See links below: Touch and Sound | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: I’ve got ten fingers (CBF) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils, collage materials, glue | Thankfulness for who I am Bio: Helen Keller |
| WK 1 | Genesis 1-2 Thanks to God for His beautiful world | Touch: How things feel: rough, smooth, hot, cold Touch worksheet 1 Sci expt 1 | Writing: About Helen Keller Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ew’ in chew Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Stories 9 & 10 with activities | Level 11 Card 5 | Go on a treasure hunt looking for things that have interesting textures. | Make a ‘feely board’ with things that have different textures.Compare textures of fabrics. | I am special to God. |
| WK 2 | Genesis 2 & 3 God’s world spoiled by disobedience | Play the ‘feely game’. Guess the object in the sock. Touch worksheets 2 & 3 Sci expt 2 | Writing: Write a poem on the way things feel, e.g. My cat feels soft and warm. Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘air’ in chair Level 16 Reading: God’s World – Story 11 Level 16 Reading Test | Level 11 Card 6 | Walk to music. Stop when the music stops. | Paint a textured surface, e.g. surface of the moon.Make some textures in clay/dough. | I have strengths and weaknesses. God loves me as I am. |
| WK 3 | Matthew 9: 27 – 30 Jesus heals two blind men Psalm 19:1 The sky tells of His glory | Sound worksheets 1 & 2 Sci expts 3 & 4 | Writing: Write about the sounds you can hear in the environment. Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ar’ in car Level 17 Bible Stories with activities: Abraham; A wife for Isaac | Level 11 Card 7 | Go for a walk and listen to sounds in the environment | Paint to music. | Give thanks to God for sound and music. Listen to some music. |
| WK 4 | Genesis 1:39 Psalm 34:8 God created good things for us to enjoy | Sound worksheets 3 & 4 Sci expts 5 & 6 | Writing: Write the steps in making one of your musical instruments. Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘a’ in glass Level 17 Bible Stories with activities: David the shepherd; Samuel | Level 11 Card 8 | Play a game with high and low sounds – make yourself tall for high/small for low | Make a book of animals and the sounds they make, e.g. Frogs croak, chicks cheep, birds tweet. | Care for self: how to stay healthy; How to protect our ears from loud noises. |
| WK 5 | Psalm 139 Wonderfully made Romans 12:4-8 Made with gifts and talents | Sound worksheet 6 Thinking skills Sci expt 7 | Writing: About myself Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ear’ in hear and ‘eer’ in deer Level 17 Bible Stories with activities: Elijah on Mt Sinai; Elijah and the widow; Elijah and the ravens | Level 11 Card 9 | Dance to music. | Make a poster about the things that are important to you. | Care for people who are blind or deaf. |
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God is Wise
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Science/Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art / Home skills | Value |
| WEEK | God is Wise | See links below: Hygiene & safety | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Use block pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Come and listen (CBF) | Prepare materials | Wisdom |
| WK 1 | Luke 2:41 – 52 Jesus as a boy | Sci: Dissolving sugar Safety Worksheet 1 | Writing: Write the procedure in steps for your science experiment. Spelling: ‘er in fern Level 17 Stories with activities: Elisha & the woman of Shunem; Baby Moses Grammar: tenses – past, present, future | Level 11 Card 10 | Make your body strong with exercise. Carry some weights from A to B. | Hygiene poster – keeping germs away | Definition: Knowing the right thing to do, and doing it |
| WK 2 | Matt 7:24-27 Wisdom in building your life on Jesus | Sci: Floating an egg Safety worksheets 2 & 3 | Writing: Write the procedure in steps for your science experiment. Spelling: ‘ir’ in bird Level 17 Stories with activities: Moses in the wilderness; God made Joseph wise | Level 11 Card 11 | Skipping with a rope. | Safety posterBeware of dangers in the home | Why take care of our bodies? Why follow safety rules? |
| WK 3 | Daniel ch. 2 & 5 Ask God for wisdom. He knows what to do in every situation. (God gave wisdom to Daniel.) | Sci: Acid or alkaline? Safety worksheets 4 & 5 | Writing: Write the procedure in steps for your science experiment. Spelling: ‘ur’ in church Level 17 Stories with activities: Jonah; Daniel and the king’s dream | Level 11 Card 12 | Try some gymnastic – tumbling, rolling, hand stands | Cooking activities observing safety rules | Listening to wise advice…from whom? |
| WK 4 | Luke 10:38-42 Becoming wise through listening to wise people. (The disciples; Mary and Martha) | Sci: Volcano in the kitchen Safety worksheet 6 Thinking Skills | Writing: Write the procedure in steps for your science experiment. Spelling: ‘or’ in world Level 17 Stories with activities: The birth of baby Jesus; The wise men | Level 11 Cards 13 & 14 | Play a sport. | Kitchen utensil junk printingFood chart – Show different categories of food from not-so-healthy to healthy. | Wisdom in choosing friends;Wisdom in shopping for food |
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God is a Servant
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Social Studies/ Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Value & Biographies |
| WEEK | God is a Servant | See links below: The Medical Profession | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Cut out and use block pictures – ones, tens, hundreds | BM Song: A servant for Jesus (ACS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Serving Biographies: Medical Missionaries |
| WK 1 | John 9: 1-34 Gal 5:13 Serving by caring for others Jesus was the greatest servant. | Roles of people in the medical profession Doctors and nurses small books | Writing: A day in the life of a nurse Spelling: ‘oi’ in coin Level 17 reading test Level 18 stories with activities: Jesus calls the first disciples; Jesus feeds 5000 people Grammar: Apostrophes (Contractions) | Level 12 Card 1 | Activities with a tennis ball: Hand tennis against a wall, or with a partner | Collage; Jesus healed many people | Definition of serving Biography: Albert Schweitzer |
| WK 2 | Matt 8:14-17 Jesus helped people because He loved them | Medical equipment The ambulance service | Writing: What to do in the case of an emergency Spelling: ‘oo’ in book Level 18 stories with activities: The good Samaritan; Jesus heals a lame man | Level 12 Card 2 | Target practice with balls of different sizes. | Draw members of the Medical profession in uniform. | Serving in the home Biographies: Florence Nightingale & Mother Teresa |
| WK 3 | Judges 6 Serving even if we are afraid (Gideon) | Hospital crossword Medical servants at the hospital | Writing: Write an agreement to help someone this week. Spelling: ‘u’ in bull Level 18 stories with activities: Jesus stills the storm; Jesus walks on water | Level 12 Card 3 | Running games: Chasey; relay races with the family | Serve others by making gifts for them | A written commitment to serve someone; Find out about Samaritan’s Purse. |
| WK 4 | Joshua 1 Learning to be God’s servant (Joshua) | First aid What’s in a first aid kit | Writing: A tree climbing accident Spelling: ‘ould’ in would Level 18 stories with activities: Jesus rides into Jerusalem; The man who could not speak or hear | Level 12 Card 3 | Long jump: Measure how far you can jump. | Draw the contents of a first aid kit. | What does the Bible say about serving?Find out about Mercy Ships. |
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God is Protector
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Science/Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art | Value |
| WEEK | God is Protector | See links below: Weather | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Use block pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: The Lighthouse song (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Security (Feeling safe) |
| WK 1 | Ephesians 6:10-18 The armour of God Matt 7:24-27 The House on the rock. We are kept safe when we build our life on the Truth. | Sci expt: What absorbs more heat?Worksheets 1 – 5 | Writing: Saved by the lighthouse – a ship’s captain tells his story Spelling: ‘or’ in fork Level 18 stories with activities: The Centurion’s Servant; Jesus heals a blind man Grammar: Apostrophes of possession, e.g. Mary’s cat | Level 12 Card 4 | Aerobic exercise to some fast music. | Make a 3D model of the House on the Rock. | When I feel safe, I am not afraid; I trust in God to help me and protect me |
| WK 2 | Eph 6:10-18 Protection from wrong thoughts | Sci expt: Tornado in a bottle Worksheets 6 – 10 Thinking Skills | Writing: 3 things that make me feel afraid and 3 things that make me feel safe Spelling: ‘aw’ in saw Level 18 stories with activities: The two sons; The Good Shepherd | Level 12 Card 5 | Trust walk: Allow someone you can trust to lead you on a walk while you are blindfolded | Paint scenes in different kinds of weather. | I feel safe because my family look after me, and God looks after me. |
| WK 3 | 1 Samuel 18-19 God’s protection of David | Worksheets 11 – 16 | Writing: A rhyming poem using your spelling words, e.g. There once was a man who lived in a tower ……. Spelling: ‘ow’ in cow Level 18 stories with activities: The lost coin; The unforgiving slave | Level 12 Card 6 | Trust walk: Follow instructions from your guide while blindfolded, e.g. walk to the door. | Make a chart of clothing for different kinds of weather. | Who can we trust to keep us safe? |
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God is Truth
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Science/Health | Literacy | Maths | Phys.Ed/Music | Art/Home skills | Values |
| WEEK | God is Truth | See links below: States of Matter | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes everyday. | Use block pictures – ones, tens, hundreds | BM Song: Whatever is good (CBF) | Prepare recipes and ingredients. Buy balloons. Prepare paint. | Honesty Respect for truth |
| WK 1 | Proverbs 20:23; Proverbs 21:22 Honesty in word and character | Make ice cubes Boil water to make steam. Make a chart to define solid, liquid, gas. | Writing: Make up and write riddles, e.g. It is a liquid and comes from a cow. Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: ‘ou’ in house Level 18 stories with activities: Peter and the lame man; Ananias and Sapphira Level 18 reading test | Level 9 Card 8 | Pretend the yard is covered with water. Place solid flat blocks around. Caller calls ‘liquid’ – everyone runs. Caller calls ‘solid’- everyone must stand on a block. | Cooking involving melting of solids to liquid, e.g. melting butter | How do we know what is the truth? |
| WK 2 | Daniel 3 Standing up for the truth (Fiery furnace) | Sci expt: Will ice melt and overflow? How our lungs fill with air. | Writing: Write the steps of your science experiment. Spelling: number words Level 19 Kanga Joe stories 1 & 2 with activities | Level 9 Card 9 | What does exercise do to your breathing rate? | Cooking involving turning liquid to solid, e.g. fruit ice blocks | Thinking through scenarios involving honesty. |
| WK 3 | Exodus 32 False gods: the golden calf | Sci expt: Liquids take up the shape of their container | Writing: Write the steps of your science experiment. Spelling: number words Level 19 Kanga Joe stories 3 & 4 with activities | Level 9 Card 10 | Skipping rope and ball activities | Make balloon animals. Experiment with thick and thin paint. | What does the Bible say about truth? |
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God is Lord & King
| Yr 3 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Home skills | Art | Values |
| WEEK | God is Lord & King | See links below: Christmas stories from around the world | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Use block pictures: ones, tens & hundreds | BM Song: Jesus you are my King (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Faith Joy |
| WK 1 | Matthew 1 Mary and Joseph | Christmas stories from around the world: Saint Nicholas | Writing: Start making a book of the Christmas story: Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Spelling: Christmas words Level 19 Kanga Joe stories 5 & 6 with activities | Level 12 Card 11 | Listen to Christmas songs. | Make a nativity scene. Make Christmas decorations and cards. | How do we know that the Bible is true? |
| WK 2 | Luke 2 The shepherds and the angels | Christmas stories from around the world: Good King Wenceslas | Writing: Continue your book of the Christmas story: The shepherds. Spelling: Tricky words Level 19 Kanga Joe stories 7 & 8 with activities | Level 12 Card 12 | Make some special Christmas food. | Make props and costumes for the play. | How can we show joy to others at Christmas? |
| WK 3 | Matthew 2 The Wise men | Christmas stories from around the world: Piccola’s Christmas present | Writing: Finish and read your book of the Christmas story. Spelling: Christmas words Level 19 Reading Test | Level 12 Cards 13 & 14 | Clean and decorate the house for Christmas | Christmas gifts for others. | Who might feel left out at Christmas/ How can we help? |
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