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Year 3

Year 3 Class Information 2023-24

Curriculum
Please see the table below for an outline of this year's curriculum for Year 3. For further information, Home Learning and a copy of the Knowledge Organiser, please access your child's Teams account. 

 

TERM

AUTUMN TERM

SPRING TERM

SUMMER TERM

Class Novel

 Stig of the Dump – Clive King. The Firework Maker's Daughter – Philip Pullman
(tbc)		 Roman Tales: The Goose Guards – Terry Deary

English

 Diaries;
Instructions;
Cinquains		 Adventure stories;
Non-chronological reports;
Writing and performing poetry		 Myths;
Biographies;
Letters;
Rhyming poetry

Mathematics

 Numbers and place value: numbers to 1,000;
Calculation: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division		 Measurement: length, mass, volume, money and time Statistics: pictographs and bar graphs;
Fractions;
Geometry: properties of shapes, angles and lines;
Perimeter

Religious Education (RE)

 The Christian Family;
Mary, Mother of God		 The Sacrament of Reconciliation;
Celebrating the Mass		 Celebrating Easter and Pentecost;
Being a Christian;
Sikhism

Science

 Animal Nutrition and the Skeletal System Forces and Magnets;
Friction		 Plant Nutrition and reproduction;
Light and shadows

Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE)

 Being Me in My World;
Celebrating Difference		 Dreams and Goals;
Healthy Me		 Relationships

History

 Stone Age:
Chronology and timelines;
Everyday life;
Tools and weapons;
Settlements;
Monuments		 Bronze Age: 
Metal working;
Amesbury Archer;
Iron Age: 
Farming boom;
Hillforts and homes;
Celtic warriors and beliefs		 Everyday life in ancient Rome;
Emperors and empires;
Roman army;
Roman invasion of Britain;
Boudicca rebellion;
Hadrian's wall;
Life in a Roman fort

Geography

 Human and physical features;
Four-figure grid references;
Compass points;
European countries and cities;
UK counties and cities;
Carbon footprints;
Weather and the local environment		 Layers of the Earth;
Rocks;
Plate tectonics;
Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis;
Lines of latitude and longitude		 Maps

Computing

 Computer systems;
Desktop publishing		 Branching databases;
Scratch		 Scratch 2;
Animation

Physical Education (PE)

 Dance;
Invasion games (netball)		 Gymnastics;
Tag rugby		 Badminton;
Outdoor adventurous activities;
Athletics;
Rounders

Art and Design

 Contrast and Complement colours;
Prehistoric Pots		 Sculpture;
Figure drawing;
Urban landscapes		 Weaving with natural materials;
Botanical art and illustration;
Observational drawing;
Mosaic

Design and Technology (DT)

 Balanced diets;
Cooking appliances and skills;
Making ratatouille;
Making tacos		 Designing and making:
Cutting, joining, strengthening and finishing		 Weaving;
Features of greenhouses;
Strengthening techniques; Using tools and safety rules; Properties of materials; Constructing strong frameworks

Music

 Singing games and rhymes;
Carol Service		 Singing games and rhymes Singing games and rhymes

Spanish

 Greetings;
Under the Sea

Colours;
Numbers

 Shapes;
Fruits