Y3 Curriculum Information
Term: Summer 2026
Home Learning
Maths and English home learning is set on Google Classroom on a Friday, to be completed before Thursday.
Weekly practice of spellings, times tables and rapid recall.
Daily reading at home for at l east 20 minutes.
Maths
Chapter 9 - Time
Pupils begin this chapter by telling the time using 'a.m.' and 'p.m.', telling time to the minute, using analogue and digital time, and telling time by using both the minute and hour hands. Pupils then learn to use the 24-hour clock and clocks using Roman numerals. After this, pupils are measuring and comparing time in seconds, minutes and hours, and finding start times and end times. Pupils will then complete the chapter by converting units of time and then finding a number of days in lengths of time.
Chapter 10 - Pictograms and Bar Graphs
In this chapter, pupils will be learning about how to create and interpret pictograms and bar graphs. The chapter begins with pupils creating a number of different pictograms where the pictures can represent more than one item. Then, pupils begin to create bar graphs, using their knowledge of pictograms to help them. Pupils are then asked to read and interpret the information from the bar graphs.
Chapter 11 - Fractions
In this chapter, pupils will spend an extended period exploring and working with fractions. They will be exploring fractions in greater depth than in the previous curriculum, so it is important to devote more time to this topic. Pupils will begin the chapter by counting in tenths and then understanding fractions as division. Pupils will move on to finding fractions of whole numbers as part of a set and looking at sharing 1 and more than 1. Pupils will explore equivalent fractions and look at simplifying fractions before comparing fractions with different denominators. Towards the end of the chapter, pupils will be adding and subtracting fractions. The chapter wraps up by applying content knowledge to sophisticated word problems.
Chapter 12 - Angles
In this chapter, pupils will be exploring angles using mathematical vocabulary and investigation. They begin by making and finding angles in shapes, then learn how to name certain angles, specifically right angles, acute angles and obtuse angles. They compare angles to one another and then describe turns using both angles and fractions.
Chapter 13- Lines and shapes
This unit has pupils exploring the different types of lines in addition to properties of shapes, both 2D and 3D. To begin the unit, pupils will be identifying perpendicular and parallel lines, followed by horizontal and vertical lines. Pupils move on to describing 2D shapes and drawing them. Pupils will then be describing 3D shapes and making them using play dough.
Chapter 14 - Perimeter of figures
This units allows pupils to explore perimeter. While perimeter itself is simply combining the lengths of sides, it is important that it is taught before pupils are introduced to 'area' and not dealt with at the same time. Pupils will begin the unit by measuring the total length around a shape before moving onto grid paper to measure the combined lengths of each side. Pupils will be calculating perimeter by adding all of the lengths together, and ending the unit by calculating the perimeter of a rectangle with unknown sides that need to be determined.
English
Summer 1: The Bluest of Blues by Fiona Robinson
After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799–1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed illustrations and engravings, until the invention of cyanotype photography in 1842. Anna used this new technology in order to catalogue plant specimens―a true marriage of science and art. In 1843, Anna published the book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions with handwritten text and cyanotype photographs. It is considered the first book of photographs ever published. Weaving together histories of women, science, and art, The Bluest of Blues will inspire young readers to embark on their own journeys of discovery and creativity.
Summer 2: I was a Rat! By Philip Pullman
A whimsical and satirical tale about a boy named Roger who insists, quite literally, that he used to be a rat. Taken in by a kind cobbler and his wife, Roger’s strange claim sparks confusion, curiosity, and eventually media frenzy, as journalists, scientists, and politicians all try to explain—or exploit—his story. As the absurd theories escalate, the truth behind Roger’s identity gradually unfolds, revealing a gentle commentary on transformation, innocence, and society’s tendency to overcomplicate what it doesn’t understand.
RE
Topic 7 - Energy
The mystery and energy of the Holy Spirit and its gifts.
Islam
Topic 8 - Choices
Children will understand the importance of making good choices and how this affects the wider world.
Topic 9 - Special places
Children will look at the place that are special to them, in relation to the special places for Jesus.
History
Ancient Greece
Chapter 1: Democracy
Chapter 2: Golden Age
Chapter 3: Architecture
Chapter 4: Drama
Chapter 5: Odyssey
Chapter 6: Philosophy
Alexander the Great
Chapter 1: Macedon
Chapter 2: Delphi
Chapter 3: Bucephalus
Chapter 4: Alexandria
Chapter 5: Ptolemy
Chapter 6: Astronomy
Geography
Volcanoes
- The journey
- When a volcano erupts?
- How are volcanoes formed?
- Active, dormant and extinct
- Mount Etna Page
- Living near volcanoes
Climates and Biomes
- The continent of Europe
- Climate zones
- Climate and oceans
- Climates and biomes
- The Mediterranean climate
- Britain and the Rhine
Science
Forces and magnets
- How do we make things move?
- What are some contact forces?
- What are some non-contact forces?
- Are all metals magnetic?
- Can you make a magnet stronger?
- Can magnets help us when we are lost?
The bee project
- What is a bee?
- What is inside a hive?
- What do bees make?
- How do bees communicate?
- Who makes honey?
- What is happening to bees?
Computing
Summer1: Programming – Events and actions in programs
Summer 2: Programming – Events and actions in programs
Art and DT
Summer 1: Drawing – Developing drawing skills
Summer 2: Sculpture and 3D: Abstract Shape and Space
PE
Outdoor adventure activities
Athletics
Preparation for sports day
Year 3 will have one lesson taught by Coach Tim and one lesson taught by Mrs Matthews or Ms Bacchus.
Y3M - Wednesday and Friday
Y3B - Tuesday and Friday
