Bredbury Green Primary School
Curriculum Overview – Year 3
Term |
Autumn Term
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Spring Term
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Summer Term
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Sticky Knowledge Weeks |
Wb 6.9.23 – Core Wb 11.12.23 – Wider Curriculum |
Wb 18.3.24 – Wider Curriculum |
Wb 24.6.24 – Wider Curriculum |
Class Texts |
The Firework Maker’s Daughter Iron man Tin forest The Watcher |
Roman on the Rampage The Faraway tree Roman myths
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Stone Age Boy Ocean Sky I was born in the Stone Age The Pebble in My Pocket
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Science |
Light Animals including humans |
Forces and magnets |
Plants Rocks |
History |
Shang Dynasty |
Roman Britian |
Stone Age to Iron Age |
Geography |
Physical geography – mountains and earthquakes
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Volcanoes |
Human and Physical Geography – settlements Local area study |
RE |
Why do people pray? What do different people believe about God?
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What does it mean to be a Christian today? |
Why is the Bible important for Christians today? Why are festivals important to religious communities? How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals? |
Art |
Sculpture – dragon catcher Drawing and great artists – cherry blossoms and volcano drawing Drawing – iron man sketches |
Sculpture – Roman shield
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Painting – Cave Painting |
Music |
Develop an understanding of the History of Music
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Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.
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Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes |
Design and Technology |
Cooking - pizza Healthy diet |
Roman army – Scutum |
Stone Age problem solving
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Computing |
Networks, Computer Safety Effective use of tools, Creating media |
Programming, Design & development Data & information, Effective use of tools |
Effective use of tools, Creating media Programming, Design & development |
PE |
Team building games and competitive games Gymnastics |
Swimming Team building games |
Competitive games Dance |
PSHEE/RSE
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Being me in my world Celebrating differences |
Dreams and goals Healthy me |
Relationships Changing me |
Spanish |
Basic understanding – numbers (0-30), greetings and feelings |
Basic understanding – sentence building, colour and classroom objects |
Basic understanding – animals and hobbies |
Enrichment Opportunities |
Making pizza (healthy foods) |
Roman experience |
Stone and Iron Age experience |