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Year 3 Curriculum 2022-23

YEAR 3 CURRICULUM – 2022 - 23

SUBJECT

AUTUMN

SPRING

SUMMER

SCIENCE

Light & Shadows

 

Identifying Plants, water transportation & seed dispersal

Rocks, soils & fossils

 

Growing Plants & Healthy Me

 

Skeletons & muscles

 

Magnets

 

HISTORY

How did life change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?

Who were the people of the Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation?

The Romans – Unwelcome visitors?

GEOGRAPHY

How do rivers form and develop?

What are some of the key geographical features of the UK & Europe?

How are Volcanoes & Earthquakes formed and how do they impact human geography?

COMPUTING

‘Switched On’

Rising Stars Scheme

V3

Programming an animation in Scratch

 

Finding & correcting bugs in programs

Videoing a presentation using a green screen

 

Creating a series of presentations, including a narrated presentation, considering issues of trust and privacy when sharing information.

 

Practising research skills to write for a target audience to produce a wiki tool

 

Planning a survey on a topic and using the Internet to facilitate data collection. Representing and interpreting data in and from tables and charts

MUSIC

Charanga Scheme

Let Your Spirit Fly - R&B, Western Classical, Musicals, Motown, and Soul – Historical context of musical styles.

 

Glockenspiel Stage 1 -   Introduction to the language of music, theory and composition. Learning basic instrumental skills by playing tunes in varying styles

Three Little Birds - Reggae - Animals, Jamaica, poetry and the historical context of musical styles

The Dragon Song - music from around the world - Storytelling, creativity, PSHE, friendship, acceptance, using your imagination.

Bringing Us Together - Disco - Friendship, being kind to one another, respect, accepting everybody, peace, hope and unity

Reflect, Rewind and Replay - Western Classical Music and your choice from Year 3 - the history of music in context, listen to some Western Classical music and place the music from units worked through, in their correct time and space. Consolidate the foundations of the language of music

P.E.

Complete P.E resource Scheme

 

Games -  Invasion games: Netball

Gymnastics – Symmetry & Asymmetry

O.A.A. – Communication & tactics

Dance – Wild animals

Swimming stroke improvement & proficiency

Games -  Invasion games: Basketball & Tag Rugby

O.A.A – Problem solving

Games - Striking & fielding games

Swimming stroke improvement & proficiency

 

Games - Net Games: Tennis

Athletics – Sprinting

Swimming stroke improvement & proficiency

 

R.H.E/PATHS

 

 

Establishing a Positive Classroom Environment &

Basic Emotions

 

Basic Emotions

Improving Self-control

 

Self-Awareness & Anger Management

Using Our Thinking Skills

 

Friendship & Getting Along with Others 1

 

Feelings in Relationships 1

Getting Along with Others 2

Feelings & Expectations

Feelings about School

Feelings in Relationships 2

Endings & Transitions

MFL – Spanish

La Jolie Ronde Scheme

1.Numbers 1- 10

2.Greetings asking and saying how you are

3.Classroom instructions

4.Ask for and give name

 

Christmas lesson Nativity play/Letter to the three Kings

5. Revision of numbers 1 – 10

6 +7. Colours

Easter lesson Spring time/Weather conditions

 

5. Revision of numbers 1 – 10

6 +7. Colours

 

Easter lesson Spring time/Weather condition

ART & DESIGN

Drawing & Painting – cultural art - Aboriginal style dot painting and composition

Artist: Aboriginal artists

Drawing & Printing – exploring using made printing blocks to repeat patterns with increasing precision

Artist: William Morris

Collage - Mosaics – Roman mosaics – appraising, designing and making own mosaics

Artist:

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Structures - Shell Structures

Packaging – pupil choice – sugar paper & card & art straws

Textiles – Beanbag Bugs!

Mechanisms – sliders, linkages,  levers

R.E

Birmingham Agreed Syllabus

Use of Light symbolism in faith celebrations – culminating in Diwali

 

Community – Creating Unity & Harmony

Community – Participating & Willing to Lead

Choice – Being Fair & Just

Choice – Being Accountable & Living with Integrity

Commitment – Remembering Roots

Commitment – Being Loyal & Steadfast

Contemplation – Being Open, Honest & Truthful

Contemplation – Being Open, Honest & Truthful

 

Contemplation – Being Silent & Attentive

 

Cultivating a sense for the Sacred & Transcendence