Year 3 Curriculum Map 2015-2016
IPC
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Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Airports
(Leonardo da
Vinci)
Airport visit /
School airport
experience
Leonardo
mathematical
investigation
Stone Age to
Iron Age
Dinosaurs
Mayans
Chocolate
Dress up /
carousel of
activities
Wall painting
with parents /
carers
Dino Dome
Explore the lost
city?
Chocolate hunt /
tasting
Romans
+ modern day
Italy
Drilling / Dress up
/ Mosaics
Fair trade (game)
and refer back to
cultures still in
need
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Make pizza and
ice cream /
compare old and
modern pizza
Roman mysteries
– The Thieves of
Ostia
Cartoon dinosaur –
“Scratch” with
parents / carers
Flat Stanley
Stig of the
Dump
Dinosaur Cove
Alice in
Wonderland
Develop positive attitudes
to reading and
understanding of what they
read by listening to and
discussing a range of
fiction, poetry, plays, nonfiction and reference books
or textbooks.
Retrieve and record
simple information from
non-fiction.
Understand what they read, in
books they can read
independently, by asking
simple questions to improve
their understanding of a text.
Understand what they
read, in books they can
read independently, by
beginning to predict what
might happen from details
stated and implied.
Understand what they
read, in books they can
read independently, by
beginning to identify main
ideas drawn from more
than one paragraph and
summarising these.
Understand what they
read, in books they can
read independently, by
drawing simple inferences
such as inferring
characters' feelings,
thoughts and motives from
their actions, and justifying
inferences with evidence.
Non- fiction
(information
texts), nonchronological
report
Features of story
writing (Sizo),
information texts
Adventure stories
Instructions,
author studyRoald Dahl
Poems,
descriptions
Writing
Traditional tales,
recounts, shape
poems
Spoken
At a level appropriate to
Year 3: listen and respond
appropriately to adults and
their peers.
At a level appropriate to
Year 3: ask relevant
questions to extend
their understanding and
knowledge.
At a level appropriate to Year
3: use relevant strategies to
build their vocabulary .
At a level appropriate to
Year 3: articulate and
justify answers, arguments
and opinions.
At a level appropriate to
Year 3: use spoken
language to develop
understanding through
speculating, hypothesising,
imagining and exploring
ideas.
At a level appropriate to
Year 3: give well-structured
descriptions, explanations
and narratives for different
purposes, including for
expressing feelings.
Text
English
Reading
Italics = curriculum enrichment day
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SPAG
Mathematics
Number
Nouns, adjectives,
verbs, CL, FS,
sentence practise,
proper nouns (CL
for names)
Mental strategies,
number
calculations,
number system,
addition, problem
solving
Measurement
Statements and
questions,
comments and
exclamations,
question and
exclamation
marks
Mental
strategies,
number
calculations,
money,
subtraction,
problem solving
Time, money
Clauses, phrases,
noun phrases,
mixed sentence
practise
Speech, inverted
commas,
punctuating
speech, direct
and reported
speech
Verb tenses,
present, past, ing,
staying in the
same tense
Mental strategies,
applying
calculations,
fractions, problem
solving,
multiplication and
division
Measures,
Mental strategies,
solving
calculations,
problem solving,
four operations
ongoing
Mental strategies,
solving
calculations,
problem solving,
money
Measures, time
Shape and
space
Geometry
Apostrophes for
missing letters,
for single
possession, it’s
and its,
apostrophe
practise
Mental strategies,
solving
calculations,
problem solving,
money
Shape and space
Handling data
Data handling
Data handling
Statistics
Science
Computing
Geography
Forces and
magnets (working
scientifically)
Identify a range
of ways to report
concerns about
content (PCSO)
Use maps, atlases
and globes to
locate countries
and features
studied
Italics = curriculum enrichment day
Rocks and
fossils
Animals, including
humans
Nutrition
Plants (working
scientifically)
Light and
shadows
Use technology
safely,
respectfully and
responsibly
Understand key
aspects of
human
geography
(Settlements,
Recognise
acceptable/
unacceptable
behaviour
Use fieldwork to
observe, measure,
record and present
of an environment
features (Leeson
Inputting data
Evaluating digital
content
Use search
technologies
Locate countries
and key physical
characteristics
(South America
and compare
High Expectations Lead To High Achievers
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences- Italy
(mountains, lakes,
History
Learn about great
artists- Leonardo
Helicopter design
Art and design
Improve their
mastery of art
and design
techniques
land use,
economic
activity- trade)
Changes in
Britain from
Stone Age to
Iron Age
Improve
their
mastery of art
and
design
techniquesdrawing, paint,
clay, colour
(Archaeologist
find fact- e.g.
stone, turn into
a piece of art
based on new
knowledge)
Create drawings
to record their
observationsreview and revisit
ideas (Lost cities,
Mexico)
Imaginary worlds
Italics = curriculum enrichment day
The Roman
Empire and its
impact on Britain
Improve their
mastery of art
and design
techniques
Mosaic making
textiles
Mastery of design
techniques
Hinduism- places
of worship
Christianityplaces of worship
ChristianityChristmas story
New beginnings
Bullying (October
5th World Bullying
Day)
Gymnastics
Play competitive
games (e.g.
cities, seaside
resorts)
A non-European society that provides
contrast with British history
Hinduism- Divali
(November
11th)
RE
PE
countries)
cookery
D.T.
PHSCE
House)
Being a good
friend
Going for goals
Healthy diet
Swimming
Gymnastics
Play competitive
Swimming
Dance
Invasion games-
Swimming
Dance
Invasion games-
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New beginningstransitions
Swimming
Athletics
Striking and
Swimming
Striking and
fielding
dodgeball)
Spanish
Music
Greetingsintroducing
yourself
2 hour sessions
per half term to
sing, recall
sounds with
increasing aural
memory and
compose
Italics = curriculum enrichment day
games (e.g.
dodgeball)
Songs and
games
2 hour sessions
per half term to
sing, recall
sounds with
increasing aural
memory and
compose
tag rugby
tag rugby
fielding
Months of the year
Celebrations
Parts of the body
General
conversation
2 hour sessions per
half term to sing,
recall sounds with
increasing aural
memory and
compose
2 hour sessions
per half term to
sing, recall
sounds with
increasing aural
memory and
compose
2 hour sessions
per half term to
sing, recall sounds
with increasing
aural memory and
compose
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Animals and
colours
Compose a
Roman marching
song with added
percussion