Year 3
Year 3 Overview 2022-2023
| Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B | |
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| Maths | Place Value within 100s Mental addition and subtraction Written methods for addition and subtraction Multiplying by 3, 4 and 8 Maths No Problem |
Multiplication and Division word problems Multiplying two digit numbers Measures - writing length in cm, metres and kilometres. Solving word problems relating to length Multiplying by 3,4,and 8 Maths No Problem |
Mass - Reading weighing scales and solving word problems relating to mass Volume - measuring volume and capacity in millilitres and litres Solving word problems relating to capacity Maths No Problem |
Money Naming amounts of money Adding and subtracting money Calculating Change Solving word problems involving money Telling the time Finding number of days, hours, mins, secs Maths No Problem |
Fractions Adding and subtracting fractions Simplifying fractions Finding part of a set Comparing fractions Finding a fraction of a number Solving word problems involving fractions Graphs and charts Maths No Problem |
Shape Identifying and naming angles. Comparing angles Describing, drawing and making 2 and 3 dimensional shapes Making and comparing angles Measuring and calculating perimeter Maths No Problem |
| English | Leon and the Place Between Setting description - Narrative The Great Kapok Tree Persuasive speech |
Stone Age Boy Instructions Prehistoric mammals Explanation text Nightmare Before Christmas Narrative - story |
Escape from Pompeii Setting description Narrative Volcano Non-chronological Report |
Fantastic Mr Fox Instructions Here we are Persuasion - advert |
Greta and the giant Persuasive Speech Gorilla Diary Narrative |
George marvellous medicine Narrative - story Series of Unfortunate Events Report Free Write Recount |
| Science | Forces and magnets Scientist Link - Magnes and William Gilbert (discovery of magnets) | Rocks Scientist Link - Mary Anning (palaeontologists) |
Plants Scientist Link - Barbara Jeppe (botanical illustrators) |
Plants Scientist Link - Barbara Jeppe (botanical illustrators) |
Light | Animals, including humans Scientist Link - Wilhem Rontgen (“accidentally” discovered X-rays) |
| Computing | Computing systems and networks 1: Networks and the internet | Programming: Scratch |
Computing systems and networks 2: Emailing | Computing systems and networks 3: Journey inside a computer | Creating media: Video trailers |
Data handling: Comparison cards databases |
| RE | What do people believe about God? | Why is the Bible important for Christians today? | What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today? | How do family life and festivals show what matters to Jewish people? | How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals? | How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals? |
| History | Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age Would it be better to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? Why? |
The achievements of the earliest civilisations: An overview where and when the first civilisations appeared How can we compare the achievements of the earliest civilisations? |
The achievements of the earliest civilisations: Indepth study of an early civilisation How much did the Ancient Egyptians achieve? |
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| Geography | Locational Knowledge Human and Physical; Geographical enquiry; Fieldwork Name the regions of England and identify major cities along with human and physical features across the UK |
Locational knowledge Physical Geography; Understand what a natural disaster is | Human and Physical Understand how rivers influence the location of settlements | |||
| Art & Design | Collage Make a stained glass window Textiles/ Collage Make a collage of a rainforest in the style of Rousseau |
Painting and Drawing Make a cave painting Stone age Sculpture Make a Stone Age clay pot |
Painting and Drawing Draw and paint natural disasters |
Printing Make a print of a plant using different materials Sculpture Make an Egyptian Canopic Jars Collage Make own name in hieroglyphics |
Sculpture Make a willow festival lantern |
Printing Printing Islamic patterns |
| PSCHE | Mental and emotional health | Positive relationships | Keeping Safe | Living in the wider world | Healthy lifestyles | Relationships and health education |
| Design & Technology | Global Goal 4: Quality education Theme: Learn through play Study appropriate games Activity: Create a game to support multiplication knowledge |
Global Goal 4: Quality education Theme: Learn through play Study appropriate games Activity: Create a game to support multiplication knowledge |
Global Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Theme: Recycling Activity: Create water bottle holder from recycled material |
Global Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Theme: Recycling Activity: Create water bottle holder from recycled material |
Global Goal 2: Zero hunger Cooking Theme: Energy foods Activity: Create no bake protein bakes |
Global Goal 2: Zero hunger Cooking Theme: Energy foods Activity: Create no bake protein bakes |
| MFL | Numbers 0-10 Greetings, asking and saying how you are |
Days of the week Classroom instructions Ask for and give name Nativity role play |
Ask for and state age Colours |
Verb –est (is) Connective –et (and) French Easter traditions |
Names of fruit and food items | Months of the year Revision |
| Music | Follow an up and down story on a xylophone Play a given ostinato Hans Zimmer |
Read rhythm notation (crotchet, quavers and crotchet rests) Explore different metres |
Read pitch notation (G, E and A) Play rhythm against metre Egyptians |
Play melodic phrases Compose using repeated rhythms Egyptians |
Read and play rhythm notation (8 beats) Combine (clapping) ostinato rhythms European composers |
Combine ostinato rhythms Explore and use changes of tempo/dynamics Greig - Hall of the Mountain King |
| PE | Games: Dodgeball Dance: Space Gym: Receiving body weight |
Games: Netball Dance: Stone Age Gym: Receiving body weight (Apparatus) |
Games: Cricket Dance: Egyptians Gym: Linking Movements together |
Games: Tag Rugby Dance: Class Topic Gym: Linking Movements together (Apparatus) |
Games: Athletics Dance: Dance Around the world Gym: Symmetry and Asymmetry (Partners) |
Games: Rounders Dance: Class production Gym: Symmetry and Asymmetry (Partners) (Apparatus) |