Year 3
Year 3 will be reading the range of books listed below, which covers all the subjects in this year's curriculum:
- Stories from the Amazon
- I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
- Stuart Little
- Exploring Space
- Dinosaur Empire
- Viking Express
- The Lost Garden
- The Railway Children
- Journey
- Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
- The Happy Prince
- Viking Myths
- The Brontes
This term we will be covering the following topics:
English - Traditional stories from another culture (Amazon). Graphic novels (dinosaurs). Newspaper reports and myths linked to Vikings. Journey (adventure story with no words).
Maths - Place value. Addition and subtraction to 100. Addition and subtraction - column method. Multiplication and division.
Science - Rocks/Earth layers. Layers of the Rainforest. Climate zones. Fossilisaton - dinosaur teeth. Temperature, weather.
History - Timeline. Dinosaur era. Vikings - life, artefacts, villages, famous Vikings.
Geography - Continents and oceans - different maps. Deforestation. Human geography, Amazon. Lands conquered by Vikings, Viking settlements. Our journeys.
Technology - Spiced biscuits. Autumn decorations. Viking long boats. Fossils.
ICT - Amazonian animals research. Set up and save Word document. Set-up and save a Powerpoint document.
Art - Shading techniques - lines and patterns. Using different media to produce a picture.
Music - Exploring percussion. Songs, rhythmic patters, djembe drums.
PE - Dodgeball. Gymnastics.
French - Colours. Revision counting, days, greetings.
RE - Christianity. Church: what does it look like, what happens there and why? (Includes prayer, worship, baptism, communion, marriage and pilgrimage)
PSHE - Healthy Eating. Emotions. Medicines. Asthma. Bullying - see it, say it, stop it.
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1. Pond dipping 2. Design and create a sculpture 3. Collect pebbles and paint them 4. Make a scrap book 5. Watch a puppet show 6. Sit in a real fire engine 7. Watch a puppet show 8. Make a puppet 9. Fly a kite 10. Visit an art gallery 11. Built as raft for a teddy bear 12. Experience classic stories 13. Go for a long walk 14. Organise a drink and cake sale 15. Blow bubbles 16. Visit and join the local library 17. Collect leaves and take rubbings 18. Make up a playground game 19. Toast marshmallows 20. Listen to stories around a campfire 21. Watch a musical 22. Look at birds and nests 23. Scavenger hunt 24. Splash in muddy puddles 25. Egg rolling |
26. Make an illustrated book 27. Plant a tree 28. Grow bacteria 29. Learn to play an instrument 30. Make a musical instrument 31. Learn to play a card game 32. Play a board game 33. Go for a picnic 34. Fabric painting 35. Write to a pen pal 36. Make a paper aeroplane 37. Run a mile 38. Visit a park 39. Put up a tent 40. Visit a museum 41. Explore seeds and flowers 42. French skipping 43. Do a cartwheel 44. Make using playdough 45. Make a pop-up card 46. Bake biscuits 47. Make a healthy lunch 48. Grow own vegetables 49. Sketch a map 50. Play with a skipping rope |
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