Curriculum Overview Year 3 Autumn term Autumn 1 - English - Mathematics - Topic The Mayans o History o Geography o Art o Music o Cooking and Nutrition o Design and Technology - Science - Computing - Religion - PE Autumn 2 - English - Mathematics - Topic The Mayans o History o Geography o Art o Music o Cooking and nutrition o Design and Technology - Science - Computing - Religion - PE
English The majority of children will have moved on from the Read Write Inc. programme now and after completing a short basic skills unit will begin to take part in English lessons. These will include a writing session which is held every Friday. Week 1 and 2 Focus Week 3 and 4 Focus Week 5 and 6 Focus Week 7 and 8 Focus Week 9 and 10 Focus Week 11 and 12 Focus Week 13 Focus Week 14 and 15 Focus Week 16 Focus Narrative dialogue and plays Poetry Poems to perform Non-fiction newspapers to recount Non-fiction information texts to persuade Narrative mystery stories Non-fiction explanations Assessment week Poetry Playing with language Instructions Throughout the term we will work on developing understanding of a range of grammatical features and structures, as well as developing skills of reading comprehension in a number of different ways. Grammar focus - Formation of nouns using a range of prefixes. - Expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions [for example, when, before, after, while, so, because], adverbs [for example, then, next, soon, therefore], or prepositions [for example, before, after, during, in, because of] - Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past [for example, He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play] - Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech - preposition conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant, consonant letter vowel, vowel letter, inverted commas (or speech marks ) Reading Focus Comprehension activities will focus upon developing the skills of reading for meaning. - The use of numerous strategies to read unfamiliar words - Following the meaning of sentences, paragraphs and whole texts by :- o Interpreting diagrams and pictures o Predicting what is going to happen o Inferring the meaning of a difficult section of text from surrounding material o Understanding the purpose of layout, organisation and the effects of features on meaning
Mathematics We follow the new National Curriculum for mathematics and have developed medium term plans to ensure that we fully cover all the objectives present. At the start of each half term we will spend one week reviewing key objectives from the previous term before moving on to begin focusing on the new topic. Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Topic Objectives Pupils will be taught Topic Objectives Pupils will be taught Number, place value and mental maths Multiplication and Division - Using assessment data from previous learning teacher to identify key targets to revisit during the first week of the half term. - Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 6 multiplication tables - Write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to efficient written methods - Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects. Fractions - Count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10 - Recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators - Recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators - Recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators - Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole (e.g. 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7) - Compare and order unit fractions with the same denominator - Solve problems that involve all of the above. Number, place value and mental maths Geometry: Properties of shapes Measures - Using assessment data from previous learning teacher to identify key targets to revisit during the first week of the half term. - Draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations; and describe them with increasing accuracy - Recognise angles as a property of shape and associate angles with turning - Identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a halfturn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle - Identify horizontal, vertical, perpendicular and parallel lines in relation to other lines. - Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml) - Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes - Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both and p in practical contexts - Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks - Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, hours and o clock; use vocabulary such as a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight - Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year - Compare durations of events, for example to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks.
Foundation subjects and Cross Curricular Topic Autumn The Mayans In this topic the children will be finding out about the history of the Mayans. They will look at their story of creation, the number system they used and the way that they used art in their temples. They will also be designing and making our own temples in the Mayan style. Science Science will be closely linked to the topic work this half term. It will focus upon light To recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light To notice that light is reflected from surfaces To recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that Computing In the first part of the Autumn term we shall focus on using publishing software to create a presentation with animations and sounds. To understand that software can include a range of media and gives the user a range of options To design multimedia pages that follow the same style Religion Objectives This topic will focus on different religions and spiritual ways of life regarding diverse beliefs about God. To describe some of the ways in which Christians, Hindus and Muslims describe God. To ask questions about suggest some of their own responses to ideas about God. To suggest why having a faith or belief in something can be hard. To identify how and say why it makes a different in people s lives to believe in God.
Geography Objectives Art and Design Objectives To locate the ancient Maya cities on the globe, in atlases and on maps. To explore and recreate the Bonampak murals. History Objectives Music Objectives To discover facts about the Maya civilisation To understand the Mayan story of creation To find out about everyday life for the Mayan people To be able to recognise and use the Maya number system and explain how this is similar and different to the number system used today. To record events using music and symbolic notation To play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression. Cookery and Nutrition Objectives Design and Technology Objectives To design, make and evaluate a model of a Mayan temple. To apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures To evaluate their finished model. To understand seasonality and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown and processed. To use produce grown on the allotment to create simple dishes. To taste a range of different herbs and vegetables and use them in simple recipes.
Science Science will be taught discreetly during this half term and will focus upon plants and flowers, including a visit to the allotment. To learn the different parts of a flower To understand how plants can be pollinated and fertilised To understand how seeds can be dispersed To find different types of seeds in a real setting To design a seed that is dispersed in some way. To make a seed that is dispersed in some way. Working scientifically opportunities:- - Identifying and classifying - To explore the world around them and raise simple questions - Observing and recording Computing In the second part of the Autumn term we shall focus on using framing, taking and manipulating digital photographs. To use a range of devices to capture still and moving images for a purpose. To take digital images and make decisions about which ones to keep. To be able to use basic tools in a software package to change images according to purpose. To make basic changes to images saved on school network. To use an online tool to make changes to a digital image. To find images on the internet and make enhancements to them. Religion Objectives This topic will continue from Autumn 1 and will focus on different religions and spiritual ways of life regarding diverse beliefs about God. To describe some of the ways in which Christians, Hindus and Muslims describe God. To ask questions about suggest some of their own responses to ideas about God. To suggest why having a faith or belief in something can be hard. To identify how and say why it makes a different in people s lives to believe in God.
Physical Education Each class has 2 lessons of physical education per week, one outside and one inside. One lesson is provided by Stockport Country coaches and the other by class teachers. Autumn 1 - Dance Our Dance unit this half term will focus upon adding movement using poetry and music as a stimulus. Autumn 2 Multi-Skills We will be focusing upon a range of skills that can be used in multiple games. To keep up activity over a period of time and know they need to warm up and cool down for dance To recognise and describe what their bodies feel like during different types of activity. To perform dances with an awareness of rhythmic, dynamic and expressive qualities, on their own, with a partner and in small groups To describe and evaluate some of the compositional features of dances performed with a partner and in a group To recognise good quality in performance To remember, repeat and link combinations of skills. To use a range of skills including jogging, skipping, passing, bouncing, catching and throwing effectively. To talk about how they might improve their dances