Primary 3 / Year 3 English Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 3 (Year 3) English through 17 dojos and 56 short narrated levels, for children aged 7–8.
Coverage spans Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension and Composition & Writing.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 2, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 3
- Year group (UK)
- Year 3
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 2
- Age
- 7–8
- Dojos
- 17
- Levels
- 56
Primary 3 English topics
Vocabulary
Opposites
Words that contrast
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which is the opposite of night?”
- “Which is the opposite of near?”
- “Which is the opposite of day?”
Word Twins
Synonyms & homophones
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which means the same as little?”
- “Which means the same as pretty?”
- “Which means the same as small?”
Spelling
More Than One
Plural rules
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which is the plural of mouse?”
- “Which is the plural of bus?”
- “Which is the plural of dog?”
Word Builder
Prefixes & suffixes
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Add "un-" to "kind". Which word?”
- “Add "-ing" to "walk". Which word?”
- “Add "-less" to "care". Which word?”
Grammar
Naming & Doing
Nouns and verbs
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word is a noun?”
- “Which word is a verb?”
Describing
Adjectives & adverbs
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word is an adjective?”
- “Which word is an adverb?”
Who's That
Pronouns
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word is a pronoun?”
Time Travel
Past, present, future
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Pick the past tense of "go".”
- “Pick the past tense of "see".”
- “Pick the future tense of "see".”
Little Words
Articles & prepositions
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “The boy hides ___ the tree.”
- “The cat sat ___ the mat.”
- “Pick the correct article before school.”
Sentence Sorter
Statement, question…
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which type of sentence is this?”
Joining Words Dojo
and, but, because & more
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “The dog barked ___ the cat ran away.”
- “___ you happen to need help, ask your teacher.”
Punctuation
Capitals
Capitals & full stops
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which sentence has the right punctuation?”
Pause & Ask
Commas & question marks
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Where does the comma go?”
Apostrophe Dojo
Don't forget the apostrophe
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “The cat licked ___ paw.”
- “Ada ___ open the jar by herself.”
Speech Dojo
Punctuating what people say
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which sentence shows the speech marks in the right place?”
Reading & Comprehension
Reading Dojo
Read & answer
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “How did Sophie and Oliver walk home?”
- “Who shared an umbrella with Sophie?”
- “What did Ngozi's mother give her?”
Composition & Writing
Word Order
Build a sentence
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Drag the words in order to make a sentence.”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Primary 3 English questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 3 English?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 3 (Year 3) English through 17 dojos and 56 short narrated levels, for children aged 7–8. The topics are Opposites, Word Twins, More Than One, Word Builder and 13 more, grouped under Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension and Composition & Writing.
- What is Primary 3 in the British system?
- Primary 3 in Nigeria matches Year 3 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 2, for children aged 7–8. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same English levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 3 English content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every English dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 3 that is Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension and Composition & Writing — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 2 programme of study.
- How many English levels are there for Primary 3?
- 56 levels across 17 dojos at Primary 3 / Year 3, at 10 questions a level — about 560 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain costs ₦15,000 per year for a child, and a 3-day free trial unlocks when you invite three friends. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just English.
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