Y3 Curriculum Information
Term: Autumn 2024
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.
Maths
Chapter 1 - Number bonds to 1000
This chapter covers numbers up to 1000 and focuses on the value of each digit: place value. Pupils will learn how to compose and decompose numbers, compare, order and look for patterns.
Chapter 2 - Addition and subtraction
This chapter covers addition and subtraction. The chapter starts off with simple addition before moving on to addition where renaming is required. Subtraction is also covered in a similar way where simple subtraction is mastered before moving to subtraction where renaming is required.
Chapter 3 - Multiplication and division
In this chapter, pupils will cover the multiplication and division of 3, 4 and 8. Pupils will then get to use their experience of multiplication and division to solve word problems.
Chapter 4 - Further multiplication and division
This chapter covers multiplying by a 2-digit number. The first few lessons look at decomposing a number into tens and ones so that the multiplication is easily managed and pupils can see the concept using Base 10 blocks. Lessons move onto multiplying where regrouping is necessary before pupils start to look at division. Decomposing numbers is critical in making both multiplication and division manageable for pupils and this is practised throughout the chapter. Once pupils master multiplication and division, they focus on solving problems using the multiplication and division methods dealt with in previous lessons.
English
Pugs of the Frozen North by Phillip Reeve
When True Winter comes, once in a lifetime, teams on sledges pulled by animals take part in the Great Northern Race across the snow, of which there are fifty kinds, to the Snowfather’s palace at the top of the world. Cabin boy Shen, cast adrift from his ship with 66 pug dogs, meets Sika who is desperate to take part in the race. They join forces and exhilarating adventures ensue involving the Kraken, yetis and trolls, not to mention the other participants in the race.
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Wilbur is the runt of the litter of piglets, saved at first by Fern the farmer's daughter and then by Charlotte the spider who weaves wonderful statements about him into her web. At one level this book is about the cycle of life and death - wise Charlotte must die but her children will be born in the spring. It is a story told with great affection and humour, full of memorable animal characters, and is moving without being sentimental.
RE
Topic 1 - Homes
Children show understanding of God’s vision for every family within the home and how everyone should love and respect one another, as God wants them to do.
Topic 2 - Promises
Children recognise that belonging to a group involves promises and rules and explore promises made during the Sacrament of Baptism.
Topic 3 - Visitors
Children talk about the demands and joys of visitors and recognise the importance of the visitors in the Nativity.
Judaism
In this week, children recognise the synagogue is a special place and explore the inside of a synagogue.
History
Ancient Egypt
- Chapter 1 - Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
- Chapter 2 - How did the ancient Egyptians live?
- Chapter 3 - How did Egypt change over time?
- Chapter 4 - What did ancient Egyptians believe?
- Chapter 5 - What did ancient Egyptians believe about death?
- Chapter 6 - How did the ancient Egyptians write?
Cradles of Civilisation
- Chapter 1 - The land of the two rivers
- Chapter 2 - Trade, building, writing
- Chapter 3 - The Epic of Gilgamesh
- Chapter 4 - Cradles of civilisation
- Chapter 5 - Similarities between civilisations
- Chapter 6 - Art in ancient civilisations
Geography
Rivers
- Chapter 1 - The mighty River Indus
- Chapter 2 - The changing River Indus
- Chapter 3 - How rivers get their water
- Chapter 4 - How rivers shape the land: the young river
- Chapter 5 - How rivers shape the land: the mature river
- Chapter 6 - Britain's longest river: the River Severn
Mountains
- Chapter 1 - What is a mountain?
- Chapter 2 - Mountain ranges
- Chapter 3 - Why do people live on mountains?
- Chapter 4 - Living in the Andes
- Chapter 5 - Mountainous regions of the UK
- Chapter 6 - Snowdonia
Science
Plants
- Chapter 1 - What are the parts of a plant?
- Chapter 2 - What do plants need to grow?
- Chapter 3 - How does water move around a plant?
- Chapter 4 - Why do plants need flowers?
- Chapter 5 - How do plants make new plants?
- Chapter 6 - What are the stages of a plant life cycle?
Rocks
- Chapter 1 - How can we describe rocks?
- Chapter 2 - How do volcanoes make igneous rock?
- Chapter 3 - Where can we find fossils?
- Chapter 4 - Can rocks be changed?
- Chapter 5 - Can we recycle rocks?
- Chapter 6 - Why is soil important?
Computing
Computing Systems and Networks - Connecting computers
Media balance and wellbeing - Device-free moments
Creating Media - Stop-frame animation
Cyberbullying - putting a STOP to online meanness
Art and DT
Drawing: Growing Artists
Food: Eating seasonally
PE
Basketball and netball / Gymnastics
Netball and hockey / Health and wellbeing
Year 3 will have one lesson taught by Coach Costa and one lesson taught by Mrs Robinson or Ms Bacchus.
Y3R - Tuesday and Wednesday
Y3B - Monday and Tuesday
