Year 3 Curriculum
Year 3 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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RE |
Belonging We Listen to God’s word at Mass
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Prayer Advent
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Christmas Reconciliation
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Lent Holy Week
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Easter Pentecost
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The Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God
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First Holy Communion Preparations |
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Book |
Hansel and Gretel |
The Iron Man |
The Abominables |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak |
Cat tales |
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English genres |
Narrative – Traditional Tales Diary Instruction writing
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Report writing Letters – Formal Poetry |
Biographies Non-chronological reports |
Narrative - Stories set in imaginary worlds
Play-scripts
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Non-chronological reports
Poetry |
Recounts
Explanation text |
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History |
Geography |
Volcanoes and Earth quakes
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Stone age – iron age |
The UK |
Ancient Greece |
Mediterranean country study |
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Art |
D & T |
Design , technology and evaluate: Create a volcano which forces out ‘lava’ |
Stone age wall art
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Design, make and evaluate (mechanical) |
UK artist
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Pottery (Greek) |
Food from farm to fork (harvesting, combing, creating, comparing) |
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Science |
Rocks and Soils |
Forces and Magnets |
Animals including Humans
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Light
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Living things and their Habitats
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Nutrition and balanced diet
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Computing |
Word processing |
Internet Research and communication |
Online Safety Using and Applying |
Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch |
Drawing and DTP |
Presentation skills |
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PHSE |
Being me in my world |
Celebrating difference |
Dreams and Goals |
Healthy Me |
Relationships |
Changing me |
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PE |
Dance |
Multi-skills |
Swimming |
Gymnastics |
Netball |
Athletics |
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Music |
Music reflecting nature Vivaldi – Four Seasons Saint Säens – Carnival of the Animals Families of orchestral intruments |
Semiquaver rhythms. Music in 2- or 3-time. |
Notes of the treble stave. |
Historical Comparison: Orchestral Music by Vivaldi and John Williams |
Listening skills development through singing games. (Summer Concert) |
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French |
Je parle Francais |
Je me presente |
En famille |