St Joseph’s RC Primary School Curriculum Map 2015-2016 - Year 3
Autumn Term
English
Summer Term
Spring 1 –Gods and Mortals
Spring 2 – Heroes and Villains
Summer 1- Mighty Metals
Summer 2- Flow
Class Texts – Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Stone Age - Non-fiction texts
Class Texts – Greek Myths
Robin Hood
Class Texts – The Iron Man- Non-fiction text
Poetry. River extracts.
Myths and Legends. Character
profiles/descriptions. Recounts/ diary entry.
Poetry. Biography. Fairy tales. Dialogue and
plays. Comic strips. Poetry – riddles.
Recounts/diary. Information texts. Poetry. Stories
with dilemmas. Journals. Newspaper reports.
Debates. Poetry. Instructions.
Guided Reading
Spelling, punctuation and grammar rules
Guided Reading
Spelling, punctuation and grammar rules
Stories with familiar settings; stories with
dialogue, shape poetry, instructions.
Information texts. Adventure stories.
Letters. Fact files.
Maths
Spring Term
Themes: Autumn 1– Scrumdiddlyumptious
Autumn 2 – Tribal Tales
Guided Reading
Spelling, punctuation and grammar rules
 Place Value
 Reading, writing and ordering two
and three digit numbers
 Counting and estimating
 Addition and subtraction of one
and two digit numbers
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Recall and use multiplication and
division facts for the 3, 4 and 8
multiplication tables
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Multiplying two digit numbers by
one digit
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Measure using mm, cm and
metres
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Recognising, describing and
drawing 2D shapes and 3D shapes
 Counting and estimating- addition
and subtraction up to 3 digits.
 Using columns and number lines,
add and subtract two digit numbers
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Multiplication and division:
doubling, halving and TU x U.
 Fractions: representing, comparing
and ordering unit fractions of
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Number, place value and rounding.
Use partitioning to add and subtract
two-digit numbers.
Multiplying and division: multiplying
one-digit numbers by multiples of 10.
Multiplication and division: practical
and informal written methods.
Measures: adding and subtracting
money.
Recognising and drawing right angles
in 2D shapes.
Addition and subtraction of two-digit
numbers using columns.
Multiplication and division: Multiplying
by multiples of 10, and dividing by
remainders.
Multiplication and division: multiplying
and dividing larger numbers.
Measuring using grams and
kilograms
Fractions: representing, comparing
and ordering unit and non-unit
fractions of shapes and numbers.
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Read, write and order and round two and
three digit numbers.
Multiplication and division problems.
Addition and subtraction of three-digit
numbers and 1s, 10s and 100s.
Addition and subtraction of two- and threedigit numbers using columns.
Shape: identifying horizontal, vertical and
curved lines.
Measuring using millilitres and litres
Addition and subtraction of two- digit and
three digit numbers using columns.
Multiplication and division problems: written
method.
Short multiplication and division
Fractions: equivalence, addition and
subtraction within 1, finding tenths.
Read and write time using 12 and 24 hour.
Construct and interpret bar charts using
scales.
shapes and numbers.
Read and write time to 5 minute
intervals.
 Read, present and interpret
pictograms and tables.
Homes-families; Reconciliation; VisitorsAdvent; Judaism
Plants Plant parts and function.
Requirements of plants
The life cycle of a flowering plant
Animals, including humans Nutrition
Skeletons and muscles
Prehistoric Britain from the Stone Age to
Iron Age
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RE
Science
History
Read and interpret bar charts, using
scales.
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Journeys; Listening and sharing – the
Eucharist; Giving All – Lent; Islam
Rocks Group and compare rocks
Fossils
Soil
Light Reflection
Shadows
Ancient Greece
Heroes and Villains throughout the years.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Promises-Baptism; Special
Places for Christians
Forces and Magnets Movement on surfaces
Attraction and repelling
Grouping materials
Revisiting specific, identified scientific topics
Local Fieldwork,
Human and Physical features, using maps and
atlases.
Water cycle. Rivers of the World. Counties and
Cities of the UK. Using points of the compass to
describe features.
E-Safety
Research
Use presentation software.
Programming using Scratch.
Geography
Map work – locating origins of fruit.
Climate types and changes overtime.
Ancient and Modern day Greece.
Geographical features using a map.
Computing
E-Safety
Research using the internet – across the
curriculum.
Algorithms and debug methods in English.
Programming using Scratch.
E-Safety
Research
Combining text and graphics
Use digital paint programme to create a fairy
tale character.
Programming using Scratch.
Art
To sketch different fruits.
To improve their mastery of art and design
techniques with a range of materials
including painting our prehistoric artefacts.
To design a wrapper for a chocolate bar
To design, make and evaluate an artefact
from prehistory (Stone age brooch, Bronze
Age jewellery, Iron age axe).
To design a Greek pot using patterns and
images from research.
To sketch ideas to create a fairy tale
character.
Ancient Greek pottery.
To design a ‘Wanted’ poster for a character
from Robin Hood novel
Cartoon strips
DT
Rivers. Importance of River Wear through
shipbuilding overtime.
To use a range of techniques to paint pictures of
rivers.
To sketch parts of the river during local fieldwork.
To make a simple spinner using different materials
trailing them on different surfaces and evaluating
outcomes.
To create a fabric collage of a river.
Investigate and analyse a range of existing
products.
Homework project – To build an Iron Man.
Music
Learning to play the recorder
To sing songs in relation to Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory.
Perform a Stone Age song.
Learning to play the recorder
To use standard and invented symbols to
represent sounds
Learning to play the recorder
PE
Quick Sticks Hockey
Gymnastics
Hockey Festival
Swimming
Dance
Swimming
Tennis Festival
Multi Skills Festival
Athletics
Swimming
Languages
Visits/Visitors
French
French
French
Museum workshop – Tribal Tales topic –
Museum Visit- Ancient Greece.
River Wear Learning walk.
prehistory.
Inter Faith week - Islam
Mrs Van der Velde (Gosforth Synagogue)
followed by a visit to the Synagogue
Anti-Bullying Week
World Book Day
Sports Day
Launch of Reading Challenge – Roald Dahl KS2 Music Concert
KS2 Music Concert
theme day
Judaism Inter Faith week
Carol Service
In all subjects and lessons, pupils will be taught to listen to each other, respect the individual and have their voices and opinion heard. In RE they
will learn about Judaism and Islam, which will help pupils to understand difference and develop tolerance of other faiths and beliefs. Through the
weekly ‘Statement to Live By’ they will be given a code of conduct for their daily life and how to treat others. All children to abide by class and
school rules at all times.
Special Events
British Values