Light LearningEvery topic a child covers in Grade 3 under the Canada · Alberta programme of studies, on the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol, as the app teaches it. 82 topics across 15 subjects: Mathematics, English, Spelling, Explore, Writing, Quantitative reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Brain teasers, Science, Reading, Art, Physical education, Health, Social studies, Music.
This is the real list, not a summary. Each line is one topic in Light Learning, in the words of the Canada programme rather than reworded.
Reading
45 topics in Reading this year.
Comprehension and Response
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Art
9 topics in Art this year.
Drawing
- Looking properly and putting down what is actually there, which is a trainable skill and not a talent. Working at Grade 3: drawing from life, line and shape.
Colour
- How colour actually behaves, which surprises most children and most adults. Working at Grade 3: primary and secondary, mixing and matching, warm and cool.
Painting
- Paint as a material with its own rules, learned by using it rather than by being warned about it. Working at Grade 3: thick and thin paint, backgrounds and layers.
Printmaking and pattern
- Making the same mark many times, which is where pattern, repetition and a good deal of design begin. Working at Grade 3: repeating patterns, pattern in other cultures.
Sculpture and making
- Working in three dimensions, which uses a different part of the head from drawing. Working at Grade 3: modelling, joining and construction.
Textiles and craft
- Cloth, thread and the making traditions that most of the world learned art through. Working at Grade 3: weaving and threading, sewing, collage.
Digital art and photography
- The tools most children will actually use, treated as art materials rather than as a treat. Working at Grade 3: taking a photograph on purpose.
Looking at art
- Being able to say something true about somebody else’s work, which is half of every art curriculum and the half usually skipped. Working at Grade 3: saying what you can see, artists from many places.
Sketchbook and process
- The record of the work rather than the finished piece, which is what an art course is actually assessed on. Working at Grade 3: keeping a sketchbook.
Physical education
4 topics in Physical education this year.
Movement skills
- The movements every game is built from: running, jumping, throwing, catching and balance. At Grade 3: running, hopping and skipping, throwing and catching, balance and coordination, gymnastic shapes and rolls.
Fitness and the body
- What exercise actually does to the heart, the lungs and the muscles, and how to build it up safely. At Grade 3: warming up and cooling down, heart rate.
Games and fair play
- How a game works, why the rules are there, and what makes somebody worth playing with. At Grade 3: playing by the rules, winning and losing well.
Safety and equipment
- The kit and the checks that stop an ordinary afternoon becoming an injury. At Grade 3: kit and footwear, checking the playing area.
Health
4 topics in Health this year.
Keeping the body well
- Hygiene, sleep, teeth and skin: the small habits that prevent most of what goes wrong. At Grade 3: washing and germs, teeth, sleep.
Food and nutrition
- What food does in the body. Nothing here calls a food good or bad, because that is how eating becomes a worry. At Grade 3: food groups, water and drinks.
Feelings and wellbeing
- Naming feelings and knowing what helps. Nothing on this page diagnoses anybody. At Grade 3: naming feelings, calming down, worry, asking for help.
Safety and first aid
- What to do when something goes wrong, in the order it should be done. At Grade 3: road and water safety, medicines.
Social studies
4 topics in Social studies this year.
History
- What happened, how anybody knows, and why two honest accounts can disagree. At Grade 3: then and now.
Geography
- Where places are, what they are like, and why people live where they do. At Grade 3: maps and directions, continents and oceans.
Citizenship and government
- How decisions get made for everybody, and what one person can do about them. At Grade 3: rules and laws.
People, work and money
- How families and countries get what they need, and the choices scarcity forces. At Grade 3: needs and wants.
Mathematics
3 topics in Mathematics this year.
Number
- Demonstrate multiplication as equal groups and repeated addition.
- Represent fractions as equal parts of a whole and compare simple fractions.
Measurement
- Measure and compare length, mass and capacity using standard units.
Explore
2 topics in Explore this year.
Artificial intelligence
- Understand that a computer stores everything using only two states.
Law
- Understand why a rule agreed in advance is fairer than one decided afterwards.
Quantitative reasoning
2 topics in Quantitative reasoning this year.
Reasoning · quantitative
- Find and apply the rule behind a numerical or figural pattern (CCAT-style reasoning; not an Alberta programme of studies outcome).
- Find and apply the rule behind a numerical or figural pattern (CCAT-style reasoning; not an Alberta programme of studies outcome).
Verbal reasoning
2 topics in Verbal reasoning this year.
Reasoning · verbal
- Reason about word meaning and relationships under time pressure (CCAT-style reasoning; not an Alberta programme of studies outcome).
- Reason about word meaning and relationships under time pressure (CCAT-style reasoning; not an Alberta programme of studies outcome).
Music
2 topics in Music this year.
Beat, rhythm and pitch
- The parts every piece is made of, named so a child can say what they are hearing. At Grade 3: finding the beat, rhythm patterns, high and low.
Listening and traditions
- Hearing what is happening in a piece, from anywhere in the world. At Grade 3: instruments and families.
English
1 topic in English this year.
Text Forms and Structures
- Identify nouns, verbs and adjectives and use them to build clear sentences.
Spelling
1 topic in Spelling this year.
Phonics and Word Knowledge
- Apply spelling patterns and conventions to spell words accurately.
Writing
1 topic in Writing this year.
Text Forms and Structures
- Write a recount with events in order, using time words to connect them.
Brain teasers
1 topic in Brain teasers this year.
Puzzles and reasoning
- Work out an answer from the information given, using reasoning rather than recall.
Science
1 topic in Science this year.
Earth Systems
- Describe weather and seasonal change, and the properties of air, water and soil.