Curriculum Subject Overview: Year 3

Subject / Autumn Term
Topic titles:
Magnets & Monsters
What Makes the Earth Angry? / Spring Term
Topic titles:
Could You Survive in the Stone Age?
How Fast Can You Grow Cress? / Summer Term
Topic titles:
Do you want to live beside the seaside?
Can You Make a Healthy Balanced Salad?
1 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2
English /
  • Character profiles
  • Stories
Texts
Ted Hughes :The Iron Giant /
  • Instructions
  • Information texts-Non-Chronological Report
Texts
Information texts on rocks and volcanoes. /
  • Stories by the same author
Texts
David Walliams:
Billionaire Boy, Gangnsta Granny, Mr Stink /
  • Narrative writing
  • Letter Writing- Complaint
Texts
Helen Ward:The Stone Age Boy /
  • Narrative Writing
  • Diary Entry
Texts
The Tin Forest /
  • Persuasive writing
  • Letter Writing-Persuasive
  • Non-Chronological Report
Texts
Non-Fiction texts on health, nutrition and exercise.
Maths / White Rose: Number – Place Value, Addition and Subtraction. / White Rose:
Measurement, Multiplication and Division. / White Rose:
Multiplication and Division, Measurement, Fractions / White Rose:
Fractions / White Rose:
Addition and Subtraction
Property of Shapes / White Rose:
Property of Shapes
Measurement
Science / Forces & Magnets / Rocks and Soils / Animals & Humans / Plants / Light and Shadows / Health & Nutrition
Computing / Typing Online Safety / Online Safety / Email / Coding / Simulations / Graphing
Online safety / What is online safety? / How can we stay safe online? / SMART Rules
RE / The meaning of faith / The Christmas story / What religions are represented in our community? / Easter / Belonging to a faith community
PSHE / Friendships and Feelings/ E-safety / Developing Good Relationships/Similarities and Differences / Keeping Healthy/ New Beginnings
History / The Local Area: Stoke-on-Trent / The Stone Age / The Ancient Greeks
Geography / Natural Disasters / What’s in the news?
Weather Around The World / Be Beside the Seaside
DT / Making Volcano Models / Making Jewellery using model clay / Making a Salad
Fruit and Vegetables
Art / Creating Bottle Kilns / Stone Henge Landscapes / Mosaics
Beach Landscapes
Music / Christmas songs/ Christmas concert / Rhythm & Beat / Creating music using instruments
PE / Physical Movement and Balance / Gymnastics / Dance/Aerobic and Swimming / Ball Skills
Netball / Athletics
French / All About Me – Simple phrases. / Family and Friends / Glorious Food
Trips / Gladstone Potteries Museum (History) / Stoneage Workshop (History) / Birmingham Think Tank
(Science)
Showcase / Presentation of information Powerpoints on the local area. / Volcano Model Eruption / Green Screen
Weather Report / Presentation of Jewellery / Greek Day
Sandwiches