YEAR 3 OVERVIEW (2 pages)
TOPIC
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Stone Age to the
Romans
Stone Age to the
Romans
Famous British
Scientists
Famous British
Scientists
British Isles
Land & Sea
British Isles
Land & Sea
ENGLISH
Adventure stories
Instructions
Diary writing
Information texts
Poetry - similes and metaphors
MATHS
Number and Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Measures, Geometry: properties of
shape, Geometry: position, direction and motion
Light
Rocks
SCIENCE
Mystery stories
Report - non-chronological
Play scripts
Poetry - language play
Animals inc humans
(nutrition, skeleton,
muscles)
Plants (parts,
growing, health,
how water is
transported, flowers
and life cycle,
pollination)
Stories - familiar settings
Persuasion
Poetry - performance poetry
Explanation texts
Letter writing - formal and informal
Forces and magnets
Forces and magnets
Throughout the year -Plan different types of enquiry to answer questions. Take accurate measurements and repeat them if needed.
Record increasingly complex data in various ways. Use results to make predictions and suggest further tests. Present findings orally and
in writing. Identify scientific evidence for or against an idea.
Maths Statistics Objectives: - interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables
- solve one-step and two-step questions [for example, ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many fewer?’] using
information presented in scaled bar charts and pictograms and tables.
HISTORY
Changes to Britain
from the Stone Age
to the Iron Age
History
Changes to Britain
from the Stone Age
to the Iron Age
History
Roman Empire and
its impact on Britain
The UK landscape
and land usechanges through
time
GEOGRAPHY
Geographical skills and fieldwork – ongoing across the year
The UK landscape
and land usechanges through
time
R.E
Christianity
Christianity
D and T
Christianity
Sandwich snacks
Art and design
Computing
Christianity
Drawing/Painting
E-safety
1) Programming an
animation
Packaging
Printing/Textiles
2)Debugging computer
programs
3) Creating and
narrating a short video
4) Exploring Computer
Networks
3D work/ Making Connections
5) Using Email &
videoconferencing
safely
6) Creating &
analysing opinion
polls
MFL
Italian
Greetings, Colours,
Numbers 1-10
Italian
Christmas, “Befana”
(6th Jan)
Italian
Days of the week,
months, date,
birthdays
Italian
Number 1-20,
Easter
Italian
Family
Pets and animals
Italian
Revise
P.E.
Swimming
Outdoor games
Dance
Swimming
Outdoor games
Dance
Swimming
Gymnastics
Dance
Swimming
Gymnastics
Dance
Swimming
Outdoor games
Dance
Swimming
Outdoor games
Dance
Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination. Play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic
principles suitable for attacking and defending. Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and perform dances using a range of movement patterns.
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team. Compare performances with previous ones and
demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
PHSE
MUSIC
Class lesson
Recorders
LEARNING OUT
OF SCHOOL
Friendship
What is bullying
Friendship
What is bullying
Beginnings
Stone Age to Romans
Create stone age song with class
Explore scale of Neolithic flute
Learn last year’s class’s Roman song
Unit 8: Listening, singing
Hampstead Heath
What is a drug?
Edible and active
On the Farm
Living things – changes/habitats
Animal songs
Change-inspired composition
Notation – note-values
Unit 12 pentatonic scales
TBC
Dealing with feelings
Saving ,spending
and being a critical
consumer
British Isles
Land and Sea
Traditional and modern British songs
Listening : British folk, related e.g. Breton
Unit 11 classroom orchestra –
accompanying a song
TBC