Here you can see the subjects and topics your child will be learning throughout the year.
Writing, Reading, Maths, RE, PE, PSHE, Music and Handwriting are taught regularly each week.
Art, Design Technology, French, History, Geography, Science and Computing are delivered in weekly blocks of learning. Please see the blocked timetable for more information.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW YEAR 3
| Subject | AUT1 | AUT2 | SPR1 | SPR2 | SUM1 | SUM2 |
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RE |
What do Christians learn from the Creation Story? 2a.1 Creation |
What is the Trinity? Incarnation and God 2a.3 Incarnation |
What are the deeper meanings of festivals? L2.9 |
Why do Christians call the day Jesus died, Good Friday? 2a.5 Salvation |
What kind of world did Jesus want? 2a.4 Gospel |
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? L2.7 |
| Reading (Literacy Leaves) |
The Lost Spells - Robert McFarline 
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Robert Browning 
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Old Possums book of Practical Cats - T.S Eliot 
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Mr Penguin and the lost treasure - Alex T.Smith 
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A necklace of raindrops - Joan Aiken 
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Arthur and the Golden Rope - Joe Todd Stanton 
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Earth Shattering events - Robin Jacobs 
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Africa, Amazing Africa - Atinkue 
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I am the seed that grew the tree - Fiona Waters 
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New and collected poems for children - Carol-Ann Duffy 
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English Writing (HFL Essential Writing) |
Entertain Mini Rabbit Not Lost - John Bond 
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Entertain Fables 
The Squirrels that Squabbled, 
The Lion Inside 
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Entertain Narrative (setting and dialogue) 
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Entertain Personal Narrative (memoir)
The Proudest Blue 
Ralph Tells a Story 
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Persuade Persuasive Letters 
Look Up! 
Clean Up! 
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Inform Non- chronological report A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals from Around the World 
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Words are ours - Michael Rosen 
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Inform Non- chronological report
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Persuade Persuasive Speeches 
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Entertain (Poetry) Calligrams 
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Inform Instructions 
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Entertain Narrative 
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Mathematics |
Place value and numbers Addition and subtraction |
Multiplication and division Fractions Geometry Review |
Place value and numbers Addition and subtraction |
Multiplication and division Fractions Geometry Review |
Place value and numbers Addition and subtraction |
Multiplication and division All 4 operations Fractions Geometry Review |
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PSHE (Pol-Ed) |
Who are my key people? How should we treat people? What can I do when friendships go wrong? |
What do we mean by consent in friendship? What is bullying? How does school help me? |
What are emergency services? What are emergency situations? What do we mean by risk? |
When should I break a secret? What words can I use to talk about my feelings? How can I share my worries? |
How can I be a responsible citizen? What is the law and why do we have it? How do we enforce the law? What are pupils' rights? |
How can vaccinations support our health? What is mental health? How can intense feelings feel? What am I good at? |
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Handwriting (Penpals) |
1 Practising joining through a word in stages: no ascenders 2 Practising joining through a word in stages: parallel ascenders 3 Introducing joining from s to ascender: sh, sl, st, sk 4 Introducing joining from s, no ascender: sw, si, sl, s©m, sn, sp, 5 Introducing joining from s to an anticlockwise letter: s©a, s©c, |
6 Introducing joining from r to an ascender: ñb, ñh, ñk, ñl, Ñt 7 Introducing joining from r, no ascender: ri, ru, rn, rp 8 Introducing joining from r to an anticlockwise letter: ra, rd, 9 Introducing joining from r to e: are, ere, ure, oúre, ire 10 Introducing break letters: g, j, y, f, b, p, x, z |
11 Introducing joining to f: if, ef, af, of 12 Introducing joining from f to an ascender 13 Introducing joining from f, no ascender 14 Introducing joining from f to an anticlockwise letter 15 Introducing ff |
16 Introducing rr 17 Introducing ss 18 Introducing qu 19 Revising parallel ascenders and descenders 20 End-of-term check |
21 Revising joins: letter spacing 22 Revising joins: spacing between words 23 Revising joins: consistency of size 24 Revising joins: fluency 25 Revising joins: parallel ascenders |
26 Revising joins: parallel ascenders and descenders 27 Revising horizontal join from r to an anticlockwise letter: r>[ 28 Revising break letters 29 Assessment 30 Revising capital letters |
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Music (Charanga - Creative Music) |
Recorders (learning an instrument) |
Recorders (learning an instrument) Sing And Move The King Of All Polar Bears and Five Gold Rings |
Recorders (learning an instrument) |
Recorders (learning an instrument) |
Recorders (learning an instrument) Music And Sound Sinfonia Cymru’s Regenerate: Seasons for Change Project 1 |
Recorders (learning an instrument) |
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PE |
Hockey |
Basketball |
Gymnastics and Dance |
O.A.A |
Striking and Fielding Athletics |
Athletics |
