Year Group: 3
Summer 1 – 6 weeks
Unit Title: What did the Romans do for us?
Entry point: Children to research a particular area for
homework over the Easter holidays for our display
board.
Exit point: Visit from a Roman soldier – bringing the past
to life. Children dress up and experience being a Roman
soldier for a day.
Outcome: Children to full immerse themselves in the day
of a Roman soldier and experience the culture.
Literacy:
Key Text:
Fiction:
Smash and Grab by John
Smash and Grab by
Dougherty
John Dougherty
Gain an understanding
Julius Zebra – Rampage
of the key features of a
Romans
mystery story and how
to structure a narrative.
Non-fiction:
Non-chronological
reports – writing a
report on an event
during the Roman
times. Children to
understand how to use
various sentence
starters.
UNCRC Article(s):
Article 29: Your education should
help you use and develop your
talents and abilities. It should also
help you learn to live peacefully,
protect the environment and
respect other people.
Maths:
Shape and Measure:
Recognising 2D and 3D
shapes in different
orientations, recognise
angles and identify right
angles and begin to
compare size of angles.
Calculating the
perimeter of various
shapes.
P4C Stimuli:
Science: Rocks and
rock formation.
Compare and group
different types of rocks
based on their physical
properties, identify in
simple terms how
fossils are formed.
Key Questions:
History:
Roman empire and
the affect it has on
our lives today.
Understand the
concepts of change
over time and using
evidence to support
predictions. Suggest
causes and
consequences of some
of the main events and
changes in History.
PDL: Positive
changes
Recognise how people
can change their views
and offer their
suggestions to make a
Debate – what would life be like if
the Romans had not invented
many of the things we use today?
Can an answer ever be the final
one?
Do things in museums belong to
everybody?
How would Britain be different if
the Romans hadn’t been so
resourceful?
What elements of Roman days
still exist today?
Community/International
Involvement:
Year 3 Roman Museum opened to
parents.
Visit from a Roman soldier to
experience the life of being a
Roman soldier and the culture.
Class Teacher: Miss Breading
Summer 2 – 8 weeks
Unit Title: St Lucia
Entry point: Children write a postcard from their imaginary
holiday to St Lucia.
Exit point: Children to present an assembly on St Lucia
focusing on the landscape and the tourism industry.
Outcome: Children to gain an understanding of how St Lucia
is different to the UK.
Literacy:
Key Text:
Fiction :
Sand Wizards by Jon Blake
Sand Wizards by Jon Blake
Develop a writing style for
My Grandpa and the sea by
narrative writing set in a
Catherine Orr
familiar setting.
Non-Fiction :
Information text – writing
information text on the tourism
industry in St Lucia.
Maths:
Data Handling and
Measures: using strategies for
solving addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division
problems in data handling,
capacity and telling the time.
Science: Light and shadow
Associate shadows with a light
source being blocked by
something; find patterns that
determine the size of the
shadow. Notice that light is
reflected from different
surfaces.
Geography: St Lucia and
Coasts
Use a range of resources to
identify the key physical and
human features of a
location. Physical geography,
including: rivers, mountains,
volcanoes and earthquakes
and the water cycle.
Art and Design/DT:
landscapes and silhouettes
Use select different materials
and arrange them to create a
striking effect. Use various
techniques such as hatching
and cross hatching using
pastels to show tone and
texture.
R.E: Five Pillars of Islam
To understand practices and
lifestyles – identify religious
artefacts and explain how and
why they are used.
Games/PE: Athletics
Throw with accuracy to hit a
UNCRC Article(s):
Article 29: Your education
should help you use and
develop your talents and
abilities. It should also help you
learn to live peacefully, protect
the environment and respect
other people.
P4C Stimuli:
Which sense is most likely to
bring back memories?
How can we promote different
tourist attractions?
How can you create mood and
atmosphere?
Key Questions:
How is St Lucia landscape
different to the UK?
How can we help the tourism
industry in St Lucia.
Community/International
Involvement:
Year 3 parents invited to St
Lucia assembly
Sports Day – parents invited to
watch and support
positive impact.
Art and Design/DT:
Roman Mosaic
Use clay and other
mouldable materials.
Add materials to
provide interesting
detail.
Use techniques such
as rolling, cutting,
moulding and carving.
R.E: Sacred writing
To gain a greater
understanding of how
beliefs are conveyed
and identify religious
symbolism in literature.
Games/PE: catching
and fielding
skills/games.
Strike a ball and field
with control. Follow the
rules and play fairly.
Dance: Roman set
sequence
To take part in dances
that convey a definite
idea, change speed
and levels within a
performance.
MFL: Hobbies and
sports, supermarket
shopping and
transport
Read and understand
the main point in short
written texts. Write a
few short sentences
using familiar
expressions.
Music: Ukulele
Create repeated
patterns with a range
of instruments. Use the
terms: duration, timbre,
pitch, beat, tempo,
texture and use of
silence to
describe music.
Computing: We are
presenters
Using video recording
equipment to plan,
organise and present a
movie.
target or cover a certain
distance, use a range of
throwing techniques such as
under or over arm. Compete
with others and aim to improve
personal performances.
Responding to Music:
Plan, perform and repeat
sequences, move in a clear,
fluent and expressive manner.
MFL: Weather, tourist
attractions and telling the
time
Write a few short sentences
using familiar expressions.
Demonstrate a growing
vocabulary bank.
Music: Ukulele
Create repeated patterns with
a range of instruments. Use
the terms: duration, timbre,
pitch, beat, tempo, texture and
use of silence to
describe music.
PDL: Going for Goal
Setting goals and targets for
transition to Year 4 – how can
we set ourselves little realistic
steps.
Computing: We are pollsters
– collecting and analysing
data.
Devise and construct
databases using applications
designed for this purpose
in areas across the curriculum.