Year 3 Autumn 2015
National Curriculum 2014
Pupils should be taught to:
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Science – Rocks
3 weeks
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compare and group together different
kinds of rocks on the
basis of their appearance and simple
physical properties
describe in simple terms how fossils are
formed when things
that have lived are trapped within rock
recognise that soils are made from rocks
and organic matter
Key Questions
Are all rocks the same?
What are fossils?
Is all soil the same?
Knowledge
WALT about the properties of different types of
rocks.
WALT describe how fossils are formed.
WALT understand how soil is made.
How do we keep things fair?
Writing Focus :
Non-chronological Report: E.g. different types of rocks/soils.
Maths Focus:
Comparing volumes; classifying with Venn diagrams
Design Technology Focus: Design a set of scales to accurately weight e.g. rocks
Evaluation Notes
WALTs and Key Skills
Skills
WALT understand how to set a scientific question
and how to answer it.
WALT understand why it is important to ensure that
a test is fair
Year 3 Autumn 2015
National Curriculum 2014
Pupils should be taught to:
WALTs and Key Skills
British History (taught chronologically)
What techniques did early man use to
survive?
Stone Age to Iron Age Britain, including:
WALT understand how early man gathered food
How did these techniques change over WALT understand the importance of Bronze to early
time?
man
WALT identify ways in which new materials were used
Which is better Bronze or Iron?
WALT understand why and how early man defended
their territories.
Why was Stonehenge built?
History
- hunter-gatherers and early farmers
- Bronze age religion, technology & travel
- Iron age hill forts
3 weeks
Key Questions
Knowledge
Skills
WALT understand how to answer historically-valid
questions.
WALT use sources of information provided to find out
information related to our question.
Writing Focus
Instructional Text E.g. How to build an iron age hill fort.
Maths in History
None this topic
Evaluation Notes
Year 3 Autumn 2015
National Curriculum 2014
Pupils should be taught to:
Key Questions
WALTs and Key Skills
How has the way we have used the land in
the UK changed over time?
Knowledge
WALT locate major counties, towns and cities in the
UK
WALT locate major rivers and mountain ranges in the
UK.
WALT understand how land use patterns have
changed over time.
Location Knowledge –
Location of major counties, towns, cities, mountain
ranges and rivers in the UK.
Geography
3 weeks
Human geography
Land-use patterns and how these have changed over
time.
How do rivers and mountains influence
how the land is used?
How has the size of our settlements
changed over time?
Writing Focus
Descriptive writing – describe what it is like on a mountain top, next to a river, or in a city.
Maths Focus
Comparing and order numbers up to 1000; Add and subtract numbers up to 3 digits.
Evaluation Notes
Skills
WALT report the results of our enquiries clearly using
subject specific vocabulary.
Year 3 Autumn 2015
National Curriculum 2014
Pupils should be taught to:
Religious Education
1 weeks
Christianity
Writing Focus
Maths Focus
Evaluation Notes
Key Questions
What do people believe about the creation of
our world?
WALTs and Key Skills
WALT
Use guidance from programme of study
Year 3 Autumn 2015
National Curriculum 2014
Pupils should be taught to:
Key Questions
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notice that light is reflected from surfaces
Where does light come from?
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find patterns that determine the size of shadows.
How does light travel?
What happens when light hits a
surface?
Science - Light
3 weeks
How can we change the size shadow
of an object?
WALTs and Key Skills
Knowledge
WALT understand where light comes from.
WALT understand how light travels
WALT understand what happens when light hits a
surface
WALT understand how shadows can be formed and
changed
Skills
WALT take accurate measurements using scientific
instruments.
WALT look for differences, similarities, changes and
patterns to help us draw simple conclusions.
Writing Focus
Narrative – E.g. A story about The Shadow
Maths Focus
Measure and compare lengths in m/cm/mm.
Tell and write the time from an analogue clock including using Roman numerals from 1 to 12, 12hr and 24hr clocks.
Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, hours and o’clock; use
vocabulary such as am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight.
Evaluation Notes