Download Curriculum Overview for Year 3 Spring Term

Curriculum Overview for Year 3 Spring Term
English
Art & Design
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 Non-fiction – non-chronological report linked to history topic
Listening  Fiction – adventure story The Iron Man
 Poetry – Poems with a structure – shape poems
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Computing
To develop their techniques, including their control and
Digital literacy, communication and collaboration
their use of materials with creativity, experimentation and  use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise
an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways
design.
to report concerns about content and contact.
About great artists, architects and designers in history
iSafe – staying safe online 5-6 weeks
Clay cave art
Design and make an iron Age shield/brooch
Roman clay pot and Roman mosaics
Paper mache
Roman helmets
Volcano paintings
Artist study Van
Gogh
Design & Technology
Roman artefacts- make a catapult and amphitheatre
Technical knowledge – apply their understanding of how to
strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
Design – generate, develop, model and
communicate their ideas. Make – select from
and use a wider range of materials
and components, including construction
materials etc Evaluate – their ideas and products
Roman food tasting and making
Technical knowledge – apply their understanding of how to
strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
Mathematics
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Number – number and place value
Number – addition and subtraction x2
Geometry – properties of shapes
Geography
Expansion of the Roman Empire – linked to topic
Number – multiplication and division including number and place value x2
Number – fractions
Modern
Measurement – length
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French -
Languages
Core Unit 2
Number – addition and subtraction including measurement (length)
Statistics
Number – fractions
Measurement – perimeter
Science
Also see working scientifically
Plants
identify and describe the functions of different parts of
flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers 
explore the requirements of plants for life and growth
(air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow)
and how they vary from plant to plant  investigate the
way in which water is transported within plants 
explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of
flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation
and seed dispersal.
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Plants (also Edible Garden unit links to Design
Technology)
Template created by Michael Tidd 2013
History
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changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
Examples (non-statutory) This could include:  late
Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, for
example, Skara Brae  Bronze Age religion, technology
and travel, for example, Stonehenge  Iron Age hill forts:
Swimming
tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture
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swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance
the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain Examples
of at least 25 metres  use a range of strokes effectively [for
(non-statutory) This could include:  Julius Caesar’s
example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]  perform
attempted invasion in 55-54 BC  the Roman Empire by
safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
AD 42 and the power of its army  successful invasion by
Gymnastics - develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and
Claudius and conquest, including Hadrian’s Wall  British
balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
resistance, for example, Boudica  ‘Romanisation’ of
Britain: sites such as Caerwent and the impact of
use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in
technology, culture and beliefs, including early
combination
Christianity
Physical
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Education
Music
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insert extra syllables while keeping in time
sing a gospel song in the appropriate style with accurate
pitching
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invent suitable actions for a stylish performance
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sing a film musical song in an appropriate style
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use clear diction to deliver fast-moving wordplay lyrics clearly to an audience
 create a performance with sound effects, movement
and solo or solo group roles
Through the following songs: My Dog, Step Back Baby,
Chilled-out Clap Rap, The Bare Necessities
Religious
Education
Right and respect – creation
Easter
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