Year 3
Curriculum Map
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SUBJECT |
AUTUMN 1st |
AUTUMN 2nd |
SPRING 1st |
SPRING 2nd |
SUMMER 1st |
SUMMER 2nd |
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THEME |
ROALD DAHL/EGYPT (Whole term) |
ANCIENT GREECE (Local area) |
EARTH (Natural disasters) |
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English |
Narrative: Author Study (Roald Dahl – Maltilda – Fantasy Stories (special powers); Description: Willy Wonka’s sweets. Writing a good ending (Kite story). Characters (creating)and Playscript-the Twits BIG WRITING |
Non-Fiction: Texts about Egypt for research. Instruction Texts (How to make a pop-up book about Egypt) Narrative: Playscripts: Fantastic Mr Fox S & L: Philosophy lessons. Instructions: George’s Marvellous Medicine. - Poetry: Performance in narrative style – BIG WRITING |
Narrative: Myths and Legends and Myths: Retelling, including Dragon slayer. Reading and writing. Wanted Character Poster. Non-Fiction: Using for research on Ancient Greece. Research and note-taking and making a factfile. Recount: Trip to East Barnet for sports am. Letter writing: To friend telling them about Greek Day. BIG WRITING |
Poetry: Mother’s Day poem using metaphor (plan and write legibly and neatly) The Magic box metaphor poem. Playscript: Using correct punctuation in play of favourite myth. Persuasive: Come to Greece postcard/ persuasive Recount: Visit to East Barnet for sports afternoon. BIG WRITING |
Narrative: Adventure story set in earthquake / volcano/ storm etc. Convert to comic book. Non-Fiction: Summarising information How to research and make notes (re-visited) Journalistic writing about a disaster BIG WRITING |
Narrative: Descriptive writing Poetry: Haiku about earth. Explanation text: How an earthquake/ volcanic eruption happens. Playscripts:
Writing a script for a weather forecast about a severe weather problem (tornadoes, hurricanes etc.) BIG WRITING |
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Grammar |
-Capitals/ full stops - nouns / verbs (in 1st and 3rd person) -Pronouns -adjectives -adverbs -Speech punctuation |
-Commas in lists -Change singular to plural - Present tense - Connectives (complex sentences) -Question marks and exclamation marks -Using the past tense |
Verbs / adverbs - descriptive/ impact of improving Paragraphs - past tense - time connectives - pronouns |
-Speech marks and punctuation -Simile and Metaphor -Use of formal language for non-fiction |
-Devices for presenting text -Deleting words whilst retaining meaning (Unit 13). -Note-taking -Commas marking grammatical boundaries. |
- prepositions - paragraphing - descriptive techniques –adjectives -adverbs -metaphors, simile onamatopoeia, repetition) |
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Spelling |
Includes consolidating knowledge of suffixes e.g. forgetting, ation, ‘ly’ beginning. |
Regular verb endings and irregular tense changes What happens to nouns when ‘s’ is added |
‘y’ used elsewhere than at the end of words Pre-fixes ‘di’ ‘mis’ ‘super’ etc Adding ‘le’ |
Embed the correct use and spelling of pronouns (phonemic and morphological) Words with ‘sc’ |
Develop knowledge of prefixes to generate new words from root words. Possessive apostrophe |
word roots, derivations and spelling patterns Homophones or near homophones |
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Maths |
- Place value - Mental addition & subtraction (1 & 2 digit numbers) |
-Counting and estimating Addition and subtraction using a number line & columns |
-Place value and rounding -Partitioning to add and subtract 2 digit - Multiplication and division: x by 10 |
- Addition and subtraction-column - Multiplication and division x by multiples |
-Ordering 2 and 3 digit numbers -Multiplication and division problems |
- Addition and subtraction and using inverse - Multiplication and division, problem solving |
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- Factors & Prime numbers - Multiplication and division facts |
- Measuring-Length, mass, volume and capacity Recognising 2D & 3D shapes |
-Multiplication and division: practical and informal written methods -Measures: adding and subtracting money. -Recognising and drawing right angles in 2D shapes |
of 10 and division with remainders -Multiplying and dividing larger numbers -Measuring using grams and kilograms -Fractions -Bar charts |
-Addition & subtraction-column -Shape: horizontal/ vertical/ curved lines -Measuring using ml and l |
-Short multiplication and division - Fractions -Time: 12 & 24 hour clock -Bar charts |
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Topic Links |
3D Shapes - Pyramids |
Co-ordinates (Using and A-Z) Greek Mathematicians |
Problem solving (planning their own adventure park), Measuring and drawing to scale. |
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Science |
Forces and magnets |
Moving and Growing-skeletons |
Parts of plants |
Healthy eating (linked to sandwich packaging) Teeth |
Rocks |
Light |
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History/ Geography |
Ancient Egypt Life-families Pharoahs Farming Mummies |
Human geography-types of settlement and land use (Nile/desert). Compare to Britain |
Ancient Greece (Greek life and achievements; influence on Western world, Athens and Sparta)/Geography of Britain/Barnet (Google Earth to A-Z (investigating land in locality of school) |
Key physical features-mountains, oceans, continents-sites of earthquakes and volcanoes |
World’s most violent weather and why it happens. |
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R.E. |
Inspirational leaders-Jesus and Mohammed |
Religion and the individual-daily life |
Places of worship-Mosque and Church |
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Computing |
Research and associated skills. |
Speed typing. |
Control |
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Powerpoint |
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Art |
Decorating and writing Egyptian papyrus scrolls/ Pop up books illustrating. Colloge – The Snail (Matisse), Tomb paintings with gold |
Mosaics, Greek Urns-depicting Greek life, Paul Klee artist study. Shields |
Making volcanoes with paper mache, Painting inspired by music. Sketching and using light and shade. |
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D&T |
Making a pop-up book (Egyptian story), pyramids using levers and linkages |
Packaging for sandwiches linked to healthy eating and persuasive language |
collage work linked to light, designing and making volcanoes (malleable materials) and evaluating |
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P.E. |
Multiskills Tag Rugby |
Dance/ Christmas show Invasion games |
Invasion games Gym Volleyball |
Athletics Dance Rounders |
Athletics Swimming |
Striking and Fielding Gym |
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Music |
Ukelele |
Christmas show songs |
Music Explore? Great composers |
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P.S.H.E (Barnet Guidance) |
Supporting friends and other people (social) 3A,3C,3K |
More about me (emotional) Anti-bullying week 3B |
Diversity and Society (being a responsible citizen) |
Safe and healthy at home, school and locally (physical) 3E,3G,3J,3L 3E,3F |
Let’s go shopping (economic wellbeing) |
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French |
Introduction to France/colours/ numbers up to 10 |
Days of the week/months of the year//hungry caterpillar |
Animals/numbers up to 100/ |
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Possible Trips |
Visit to British Museum to see the mummified pharoahs |
Local environment/Ancient Greek day Visit to a Mosque |
Natural History Museum-Earth |
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Curriculum Letter
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
Year Three Autumn Curriculum
September,2015
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to another academic year here at Livingstone. I hope that you have all had an enjoyable and restful holiday. Our topics this term are ‘Roald Dahl’ and ‘Ancient Egypt’ (more news later about a trip to the British Museum in November) and anything you can do to support your child on the learning set out in this pack will really help their progress.
The children will be given homework once a week, one piece of Literacy, one piece of Numeracy and spellings to learn which will be handed out on Friday and expected back in school, completed, by the following Wednesday. Homework should be completed independently if possible but if your child needs support from you to complete the work, it is really helpful to know how much (just a quick note on the homework will be fine). Children should not spend much more than an hour in total over the week on homework.
It is really important that your child reads every day for at least 10 minutes. Your child will be given a reading diary, a reading book and/or a library book of their choice, suitable for their level. Could you please make a note in the diary whenever they read with the date, title and number of pages, and we will check it on Tuesday each week. Regular readers will receive a free book each term as a reward.
Please make sure that your child has their (LABELLED) PE kit in school every day (including jogging bottoms and sweatshirt for cold days). Our outdoor PE day this term is Wednesday but opportunities may arise on other days, so best to keep it at school all week.
Many thanks for your support.
Year 3 team
Mrs Britton and Mrs Kelly