Year 3
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.
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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 | Stories from historical settings; Instructions; Chronological reports; Cinquains | Diaries; Non-chronological reports; Adventure stories; 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 | Graphic scores | Singing games and rhymes |
Spanish | Food | Strange creatures | Joan Miró: colours and shapes |