Year 3 Curriculum Overview – Drayton CE Junior
English
* Reading
* Writing
> Use knowledge to read ‘exception’ > Use prefixes & suffixes in spelling
words
> Use dictionary to confirm spellings
> Read range of fiction & non-fiction > Write simple dictated sentences
> Use dictionaries to check meaning > Use handwriting joins appropriately
> Prepare poems & plays to perform > Plan to write based on familiar
> Check own understanding of
forms
reading
> Rehearse sentences orally for
> Draw inferences & make predictions writing
> Retrieve & record information from > Use varied rich vocabulary
non-fiction books
> Create simple settings & plot
> Discuss reading with others
> Assess effectiveness of own and
others’ writing
Art & Design
* Grammar
> Use range of conjunctions
> Use perfect tense
> Use range of nouns & pronouns
> Use time connectives
> Introduce speech punctuation
> Know language of clauses
* Speaking & Listening
> Give structured descriptions
> Participate activity in conversation
> Consider & evaluate different
viewpoints
Mathematics
* Number/Calculation
> Learn 3, 4 & 8x tables
> Secure place value to 100
> Mentally add & subtract units, tens
or hundreds to numbers of up to 3
digits
> Written column addition &
subtraction
> Solve number problems, including
multiplication & simple division and
missing number problems
> Use commutativity to help
calculations
Science
* Geometry & Measures
> Measure & calculate with metric
measures
> Measure simple perimeter
> Add/subtract using money in
context
> Use Roman numerals up to XII; tell
time
> Calculate using simple time
problems
> Draw 2-d / Make 3-d shapes
> Identify and use right angles
> Identify horizontal, vertical,
perpendicular and parallel lines
* Fractions & decimals
> Use & count in tenths
> Recognise, find & write fractions
> Recognise some equivalent
fractions
> Add/subtract fractions up to <1
> Order fractions with common
denominator
* Data
> Interpret bar charts & pictograms
History
* Ancient Egypt – achievements of the earliest
* Working Scientifically – asking relevant questions,
civilizations, when and where they appeared
setting up simple practical enquiries, making systematic
observations, gathering, recording, classifying and
* Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and
presenting data, recording findings, reporting on
achievements
and their influence on the western world
findings, making conclusions and using scientific
evidence
* Plants
* Animals, including humans
* Rocks
* Light
* Forces and Magnets
Template created by Michael Tidd 2013
* Colour Mixing
* Guiseppe Archimboldo
* Fruit and Vegetable faces
* Patterns, pots and masks based around the topic of
Ancient Greece
*Local Landscapes
Design & Technology
* Moving Monsters – Pneumatic systems
* Photo Frames
* Torches
* Cookery
* Alarms
Modern
French
Languages -
* Multi-Skills
* Dance
* Gymnastics
* Athletics
* Outdoor and Adventurous
* Football skills
* Handball
* Hockey
* Cricket/Rounders
* Swimming
* Using the VLE/ General ICT Skills
* Introduction to Gmail
* Word Processing
* Web Research
* Algorithms
* Branching Adventure Stories using Powerpoint
* E Safety
Geography
* Mapwork – locate Uk and Ireland on maps, use maps
to locate countries within the UK and Ireland, examine
counties within East Anglia
* Cromer – contrasting localities
* Norwich – use fieldwork to consider the human and
physical features in the local area
Music
* Descriptive Music - describing animals through music
*Performing – rehearsing/performing xmas production
* Composing – Writing raps, understanding
accompaniments
*Scale work – Understanding and performing
pentatonic scales
* Performing own Compositions – using percussion
* Singing and Composing – playground songs
* Locate France on Map
* Greetings/Name/Age/Family
* Numbers 1-20
* Instructions
* Body Parts
* Colours
* Days/Months/Birthday
* Goldilocks/Animals
Physical
Computing
Education
Religious
Education
* Christianity – story and art through Christianity
* Special times in religion – where, why, how people
worship
* Multicultural Festivals – how do communities practice
their faith/beliefs?
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