Manor Green Primary and Nursery School
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Summer 2
Thematic Curriculum – Medium Term Planning
Theme Title:
Theme subject focus:
HISTORY
The Roman Empire and its impact on
Britain
Visits / visitors / enhancements /
WOW factor!
Year 6 invasion of 3 Yellow and 3
Green
Dewa Experience – visit to Chester
Were the Romans really ruthless?
Key Questions / Learning Challenges (Skills / Concepts)
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Can I describe events and periods using the words: BC and AD?
Can I describe events and periods of time using ancient and century?
Can I use a timeline within a specific time in history to set out the order things might have
happened?
Do I recognise that Britain has been invaded by several different groups over time?
Can I explain why invaders in the past would have fought fiercely, using hand to hand combat?
Do I recognise the part that archaeologists have had in helping us to find out about the past?
Can I use various sources of evidence to answer questions?
Can I suggest why people acted as they did in the past?
Can I think of questions I would like to have asked a Roman soldier / slave?
Can I explain why I think the Romans were more advanced than the Early Britons?
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Can I use my information finding skills to help them write about historical information and people
eg Julius Caesar, Claudius, Boudica (British resistance)
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Can I describe what it is like to be invaded?
Cross- curricular elements overview;
Non chronological writing about a Roman’s everyday life – schools, what they ate, what they wore etc Story of Romulus and Remus,
Roman Gods, weapons etc. Presenting their work in different ways. Report about the trip to Chester.
Maths
Roman maths problems, Roman numerals – up to 20 (100 and 1000) Tell and write time from an analogue clock, including using
Roman numerals from 1 to X11 plus 12- hour and 24-hour clocks.
Computing Programming games – using program (part 2) Roman related. The key skills of blogging
Design Tech Research the different types of Roman shields and identify what was common for all shields - design and make own personalised
shield.
Art + Design Roman mosaics – look at existing ones (museum photographs) and design own mosaic (coloured card)
Music
Listen to different pieces of music to represent Roman soldiers marching. Identify the rhythms and compose music in groups.
P.E.
Sports coach – athletics and fitness in preparation for sports day. Roman ‘drills’ using rhythms investigated in music
R.E.
Belonging to the Hindu Community – way of life, prayer (Pilgrimage) Romans – worshipped several Gods. Early Christianity.
SMSC
Learning about other religions and ways of life, appreciating art from other times and cultures, working in teams to compose music.
Languages
French language and culture
English
Manor Green Primary and Nursery School
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Summer 2
Thematic Curriculum – Medium Term Planning
Theme Title:
Theme focus:
Were the Romans really ruthless?
History
Focus
HISTORY
Programme of study
Chronological understanding
 to describe events and periods using terms such as
BC, AD, decade, century and ancient.
 to use a timeline within a specific time in history to set
out the order of events.
The Roman Empire by AD
42 and the power of its army  to describe events from the past using dates when
things happened.
British resistance – Boudica
The Romans in Britain and
the impact of technology,
culture and beliefs
Everyday life in Rome
Investigative
opportunities
Challenge
Pupils should be taught :
Julius Caesar’s attempted
invasion in 55- 54 BC
Successful invasion by
Claudius and conquest,
Hadrian’s wall
Resources
Knowledge and interpretation
 that Britain has been invaded by several different
groups over time.
 to realise that invaders in the past would have fought
fiercely using had to hand combat
 to suggest why certain events happened as they did
in history.
(Historical enquiry)
 to recognise the part that archaeologists have had in
helping us to understand more about what happened
in the past
 to use various sources of evidence to answer
questions
 to research a specific event / person from the past
 to use various sources of evidence to piece together
information about the Romans.
Video clips
Photographs and images
Non-fiction books
Computers
i-pads
Tablets
Can pupils give reasons
why wars start and give
suggestions about how they
could be prevented?
Can pupils use specific
search engines to find
information more rapidly?
Can pupils offer reasons
why Britain may be an
important country to have
invaded and conquered?
Photographs of Roman
artefacts / places in Britain
Can they use a variety of
different sources to bring
together a conclusion about
an historical event?
Manor Green Primary and Nursery School
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Summer 2
Thematic Curriculum – Medium Term Planning
Theme Title:
Were the Romans really ruthless?
Cross-curricular elements: English, mathematics, design technology, art+design, music, P.E. R.E.
Focus
ENGLISH
Chronological report
Trip to Chester
Non-chronological reports about
different aspects of Roman life,
myths – eg Romulus and
Remus, Roman Gods
Poetry
Programme of study
Resources
Investigative
opportunities
Challenge
Pupils should be taught to:
plan their writing by:
 discussing writing similar to that which they are planning
to write in order to understand and learn from its
structure, vocabulary and grammar
 discussing and recording ideas
Sample text type
examples of instructions –
more advanced
Can pupils use a variety of
sentence openers (all
different?)
Collection of ideas /
vocabulary
Can pupils discuss with a
partner which facts to use in
their writing?
draft and write by:
 composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including
dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich
vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence
structures (English Appendix 2)
 organising paragraphs around a theme
 in non-narrative material, using simple organisational
devices [for example, headings and sub-headings
evaluate and edit by:
 assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’
writing and suggesting improvements
 proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to
improve consistency, including the accurate use of
pronouns in sentences
 proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors
 read aloud their own writing, to a group or the whole
class, using appropriate intonation and controlling the
tone and volume so that the meaning is clear.
I can statements for
different text types (Writing
genres – different levels in
public folder)
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Working wall
Spellchecker
Can they plan different
ways of presenting their
work and then make a
choice?
Manor Green Primary and Nursery School
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Summer 2
Thematic Curriculum – Medium Term Planning
Were the Romans really ruthless?
Theme Title:
Focus
MATHEMATICS
Roman maths problems
Telling the time using analogue
and digital clocks.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Design and make a Roman
shield
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Hinduism – Pilgrimage
Early Christianity – the role of
the Romans
COMPUTING
Programming – Scratch linked
with Roman games
Blogging
ART AND DESIGN
Collage – Roman mosaics
Programme of study
Pupils should be taught to:
 tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including
using Roman numerals from 1 to X11, and digital 12
hour clocks.
 solve number problems and practical problems
Pupils should be taught to:
 use research to develop design criteria so that the
product is fit for purpose
 select form a range of tools and equipment to perform
practical tasks.
 evaluate their ideas
 apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen
and reinforce more complex items.
Pupils should be taught:
 how to investigate different religions and beliefs
 how to ask relevant questions
 to reflect on their own beliefs and values
Pupils should be taught to:
 experiment with variables to control models
 use 90 degree and 45 degree turns
 give on-screen robot directional instructions
 find relevant information using a search engine
 search for an image, then copy and paste it into a
document
 use blogging as a way of communication
Pupils should be taught:
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to cut out very accurately
to use mosaic
about other artists and how using their techniques and
ideas.
Resources
Investigative
opportunities
Challenge
Different clock faces
Prepared sheets with a
variety of clock faces for
recording and telling the
time
Do pupils know Roman
numerals to 20?
Thick card
Sellotape
Glue
Paint
Choice of paper etc for
designs
Can pupils ensure that their
shield is fit for purpose? ie
strong enough to defend
Tameside locally agreed
syllabus
Discovery R.E. SOW
DVD /books
Jesus was the beginning of
Christianity – what did the
Romans do?
Computers
Scratch 2
Access to blog via website
Images of Roman mosaics
Coloured card / paper
Can pupils use more
complex designs on their
mosaics?
Manor Green Primary and Nursery School
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Summer 2
Thematic Curriculum – Medium Term Planning
Theme Title:
Focus
MUSIC
Roman ‘marching music’
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Weekly sessions of games
(with coach)
Athletics
Were the Romans really ruthless?
Programme of study
Appraising
Pupils should be taught to:
 recognise the work of different composers
 use musical words to describe what they like and dislike.
 create a piece of music with a group
 create repeated patterns with different instruments
 combine different sounds to create a specific mood or
feeling
Games
Pupils should be taught;
 to throw and catch with control
 to be aware of space within a games situation
 develop fair play attitudes
 explain why it is important to warm-up and cool down
 create their own training routines to be performed
regularly (at playtimes and at home)
 evaluate and improve own performance
Resources
Clips from Youtube:
Imperial March of Roman
Legions
‘Imperial Roman triumph’
from Ben Hur
Investigative
opportunities
Challenge
Can pupils recognise the
key elements of marching
music?
Can they record their own
group composition?
Hockey equipment
Javelins
Balls