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:
Summer Term
English - Non-chronological report, letter, describing a scene, character description, narrative, biography, diary.
Maths - Geometry, Fractions (equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions), Money, Time, Capacity.
Science - Space, Light and shadows, Plants (life cycle of a flowering plants, seed dispersal, pollination).
History - Space Race -significant events and people, Victorians, Industrial Revolution.
Geography - Types of maps, Atlas skills.
ICT - Continue to develop proficiency with Word 365. ABC of Computing - Algorithms, Bugs and Code. Introduction to email. Introduction to programming with Scratch.
Art/DT - Textiles- designing and creating an applique picture, Drawing techniques- observational drawing, Theory of colour.
Music - Playing the recorder, read standard rhythmic notation and instrument control. Play simple pieces on the recorder and learn about recorder music from 500 years ago.
PE - Athletics.
French - Numbers 1 – 31, revise days and months, saying our birthday date, colours and shapes, sports and simple opinions, instruments, places in town.
RE - Sikhism.
PSHE - Friendship and kindness.
Spring Term
English - 'Dinosaur Empire' (non-fiction graphic novel), 'Happy Prince' (classic tale), 'Journey' (adventure story with no words), 'Stuart Little' (classic novel). Letter writing, character description, writing play-script, writing a narrative, dialogues.
Maths - Multiplication and division, statistics, money, length, fractions.
Science - Fossils, rocks, crystals, dinosaur classification, air resistance, friction, magnets.
History - Pre-history (Palaeolitihic, Mesolithic, Neolithic), Dinosaur era. History of USA (basic facts).
Geography - USA - map, landmarks, comparison with UK. Milton Keynes - map, local landmarks, rivers, canals. Bird migration.
Outdoor Learning - Bird migration/hibernation, temperature/weather/climate, planting.
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/DT - Making fossils, clay sculptures, sketching techniques, shadowing, primary colours.
Music - Tuned percussion such as xylophones, metallophones and chime bars to develop an understanding of pitch. Musical note names, play simple melodies and compose their own pitched patterns with given structure. Singing and playing pentatonic tunes and combine pulse, rhythm and ostinato patterns.
PE - Hockey. Football. Dance.
French - Revise numbers 1 – 20, saying if we have a pet (revision), days, months, saying our birthday date, revise alphabet, saying if we have brothers and sisters. French celebrations.
RE - Christianity.
PSHE - Healthy Eating. Emotions. Medicines. Asthma. Bullying - see it, say it, stop it.
Autumn Term
English - Traditional stories from another culture (Amazon). 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 - Layers of the Rainforest. Climate zones. Human body - skeleton, muscles. Temperature - weather.
History - Timelines. 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.
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 patterns, 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 - 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 show 6. Learn a new playground game 7. Watch a puppet show 8. Make a puppet 9. Fly a kite 10. Visit an art gallery 11. Built a raft 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. Go to the woods |
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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