Year 3 Curriculum
Please take a look at our Year 3 half-termly overviews (below) to see a snapshot of what children are learning in each subject. If you would like to see our 'Whole School Curriculum Overview', click here. If you would like more information about our curriculum or require a paper copy, get in touch via our contacts page.
Autumn 1
English
Poetry: ‘Mammoths’ by Richard Edwards
Create a poem to be shared with the whole school.
Fiction: ‘Stone Age Boy’ by S. Kitamura
Create first-person stories using some of the new vocabulary from our class story.
Non-fiction: ‘Stone Age’ by Klint Janulis
Write an information page and present information in exciting new ways.
French
Greetings and asking how someone is.
In what countries do people speak French?
Can you say hello and goodbye in French?
Can you ask how someone is in French?
PE
Swimming (Wednesday)
Leadership Skills
Art
Drawing: Portraits (Vince Low, scribble technique)
Painting and Collage: Stone Age Mammoths
History focus: Who were the ancient Britons?
We begin with our history topic on Prehistoric Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
Key questions for history focus:
- What are the different eras of prehistoric Britain?
- Who were the ancient Britons?
- What was life like during each of these periods?
- How can we find out about life in these times?
- How did life change for the Ancient Britons from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?
- What was life like in Stone, Bronze and Iron Age Brighton?
- Which were the earliest civilisations?
Maths
Place value
What is ten more/ten less than ___?
What is 100 more/100 less than ___?
What happens when I subtract 10 from 209? Why is this more difficult?
Addition and subtraction
Jack has 534 points and gets 4 more. Alice has 534 points and loses 4. How many points does each person have? Who has the most?
Computing
We are safe online - learn about online safety with Jessie and friends
RE and PSHE
Why do Muslims call Mohammed 'the seal of the prophets'?
New Beginnings and pupil Voice
Mental Health & wellbeing- Growing a strong mind
Music - Developing Notation Skills
How does music bring us closer together?
Autumn 2
Maths
Addition and subtraction
17 + 5 = ___
Can you put the larger number in your head and count on the smaller number?
Can you use number bonds to solve the addition more effieciently?
We could partition the 5 into 3 and 2 and use this to bridge the 10.
17 + 3 = 20 20 + 2 = 22
Multiplication and division
Children have already met the 2, 5 and 10 times tables (including being able to divide by 2, 5 and 10) in Year 2. We will continue to embed these before moving onto the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
How many wheels are there on 5 bicycles?
If there are 14 wheels, how many bicycles are there?
There are 35 fingers. How many hands?
Is there a link between dividing by 2 and halving?
Bobbles come in packs of 3. If there are 21 bobbles, how many packs are there?
Music - Enjoying Improvisation
What stories does music tell us about the past?
English
Non-fiction (continued from previous half term): ‘Stone Age’ by Klint Janulis
Write an information page and present information in exciting new ways.
Fiction: Traditional tales 1 - China - ‘Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain’ by M. Bateson Hill
Create a story to be published in a class collection of stories.
Poetry: ‘The dragon who ate our school’ by Nick Toczek
Write a new verse for a known poem to be performed to an audience.
Computing
We can make conversation - convert an algorithm into code. Test and debug a program.
Science focus
How do the parts of a plant work?
Key Questions
1. Can you identify the different parts of a plant and what their roles are?
2. What does a plant need to grow? What experiments can we do to demonstrate this?
3. What is the life cycle of a flower? What are the different ways that seeds can be dispersed?
Geography Focus
Locational knowledge and map skills
Key Questions
What is the world’s tallest mountain, longest river and largest desert?
What are the main countries of Europe and their capital cities?
Where are they located?
How can we use maps to develop our knowledge of the British Isles?
Where would be the best place to plant a tree on our school grounds?
RE and PSHE
Getting on & falling Out: Friendship skills.
Anti-bullying week.
Money management.
What is the significance of angels at Christmas?
PE
Tag Rugby
Swimming
Design (DT)
Whole School Seasonal Art Project
Spring 1
Maths
Multiplication and division
The 2, 4 and 8 times tables tables are revisited.
If you know your 4 times-table, how can you use this to work out your 8 times-table?
On a blank hundred square, colour
multiples of 8 red and multiples of 4
blue.
Are all multiples of 4 also multiples of 8?
Are all multiples of 8 also multiples of 4?
Children are introduced to the written method of column multiplication alongside the concrete representation.
Money
How many pennies are there in £1?
How can this fact help us to convert between pounds and pence?
How could you convert 600p into pounds?
Statistics
Children explore pictograms and bar charts.
Music - Composing Using Your Imagination
How does music make the world a better place?
English
Poetry: ‘Slowly’ by James Reeves
Create an adverb poem and publish it on the school website.
Fiction: Traditional tales 2 - Poland - ‘The Dragon of Krakow’ by Richard Monte
Create a mini-book to be read aloud to a small group in class and to your family.
Non-fiction: 'Why do we eat?' Usborne Books
Write a lively explanation about how to keep healthy for a children’s magazine.
French
Looking at introducing ourselves and learning the French alphabet.
PE
Dance - Let's Dance (performance at The Dome in March)
Hockey
Computing
We are presenters - create a presentation
Science curriculum focus
How do we stay alive?
How is our human body held together?
What are the basic needs of a human to survive?
Key scientific questions
How do we stay alive? What are the basic needs of an animal for survival?
Why do we eat food?
What happens to food when we eat
What happens when we exercise?
Why do we have a skeleton and muscles?
Why do we wash our hands and brush our teeth?
RE and PSHE
Good to be Me
Gender & stereotyping
How does the Qur'an guide Muslims?
Spring 2
Maths
Length & Perimeter
Children are introduced to millimetres for the first time and build on their understanding of centimetres and metres.
Children use different measuring equipment including rulers, tape measures and metre sticks.
If there are 100 cm in 1 metre, how many centimetres are in 2 metres? How many centimetres are in 3 metres?
Fractions
Children find a half of a set of objects (a quantity) and make links to dividing by 2.
We also explore quarters and thirds. What is the whole? What is a half? What is a quarter?
Can you circle a quarter in a different way?
What do you notice about half of 12 and one quarter of 12?
Can we split the whole amount into three equal groups?
What is a third of ____ ?
English
Non-fiction (continued from previous term): 'Why do we eat?' Usborne Books
Write a lively explanation about how to keep healthy for a children’s magazine.
Non-fiction: Art Exhibition (class art trip)
Write a recount and publish it as a blog on the school website.
Fiction: ‘Kate and the Mona Lisa’ by James Mayhew
Write a portal story linked with our art focus. Read it to a small group.
Art and Design (DT)
Whole School Art Project
Design
Whole School Book Week Project
RE and PSHE
Keeping Healthy & Safe: everyday drugs & medicines
Growing and Anti-Racist School
What does the cross symbolise to Christians?
Computing
We are racing drivers - code and create simple game. Learn simple techniques for debugging.
PE
Cricket
Fitness
Music - Sharing Musical Experiences
How does music help us get to know our community?
Summer 1
Maths
Fractions
Children are introduced to tenths.
What is a tenth?
How many tenths make the whole?
How many tenths are shaded?
How many more tenths do I need to make a whole?
How are fractions linked to division?
How many different ways can we write a tenth?
What does equivalent mean?
What is the same and what is different about decimals and fractions?
Time
Children recap on Year One and Year Two learning about telling the time to the
hour and half past the hour.
Children also recap the number of hours in a day and are introduced to language such as ‘noon’, ‘midday’, ‘midnight’.
Other facts such as days in a week/month are also reviewed.
Children move on to telling time to the nearest 5 minutes and the nearest minute.
Children are introduced to telling the time on a 24-hour digital clock for the first time.
PSHE
Protectvie Behaviours: Feeling Good Feeling Safe
Realationships- managing our feelings
RE
How does a Muslim show that they follow Allah?
Geography Focus
How are mountain regions similar and different around the world?
Key geographical questions:
Where do we live?
What can we learn about where we live from maps?
What makes the South Downs National Park so special?
What is a mountain and are there mountains in the UK?
Where is Mount Snowdon and what are its features?
What is it like to live near or visit a large mountain region? The Himalayas.
What is a volcano and how do they affect the land and people around them?
What is an earthquake and why do they happen?
English
Poetry: ‘Crocodile’ by Christine Potter,
‘Give and take’ by Roger McGough
Create an acrostic poem linked with geography knowledge.
Non-fiction: Volcano wiki inpired by ‘DK Findout’ and ‘Simple English Wikipedia’ webpages about volcanoes
Create an information webpage to contribute to the class wiki.
Fiction: ‘Pugs of the Frozen North’ by Philip Reeve (and the audio book version)
Retell part of a known story from another point of view. Create a diary entry in role.
French
We will be learning to count and talk about our families.
Computing
STEM project: 'Lights. Lights, Lights'. Create a poster (with lights!) for an event. Send an algorithm to a microcontroller.
PE
Netball
Athletics
Music - Recognising Different Sounds
How does music connect us with our planet?
Summer 2
Maths
Geometry: Properties of Shape
Children recognise angles as 'a measure of a turn'.
Children learn that an angle is created when 2 straight lines meet at a point.
If we face north and make a quarter turn clockwise, which direction will we be facing? What if we turn anti-clockwise? What would the time be if the minute hand started at 1, then made a quarter of a turn?
Measurement: Mass & Capacity
Which is heavier, 7 kilograms or 8 grams? How is a scale like a number line?
Where do we use measuring mass on a daily basis?
What does capacity mean? What does volume mean?
What do we measure capacity and volume in? What unit of measure (ml or l) would we use to measure ____ ?
How much liquid is in the container? What is the scale going up in?
Art
Printing: Form shadows from objects to create prints and patterns
PSHE & RE
Changes and Moving On: setting goals
RSE: Growing friendships & family diversity
How does Jesus inspire Christians to serve others?
English
Fiction (continued from previous term): ‘Pugs of the Frozen North’ by Philip Reeve (and the audio book version)
Retell part of a known story from another point of view. Create a diary entry in role.
Poetry: ‘Sounds of school' by Michaela Morgan
Collect sounds from around the school and present them as a poem for the science subject leader.
Non-fiction: Fantastic newspaper reports inspired by ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ by Roald Dahl.
Create news reports using information from the story.
PE
Tennis
Rounders
History Focus: Ancient Egypt
Comparative Bronze Age study
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Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
How do we know about them?
Why were they important?
What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
How was life in Ancient Egypt different to life in Bronze Age Briton?
How have the Ancient Egyptians influenced our lives today?
Science: How do we see and hear the world around us?
This half term, the children will be studying light and sound in Science.
Computing and Music
Music machine - use music code blocks and understand repitition in coding. Create music!
Learning More about Musical Styles
How does music make a difference to us every day?
