Arnot St. Mary CE Primary School
Year 3 Curriculum Map 2015-2016
LEARNING FOCUS
Learning Challenge
Curriculum drivers
Enhancers
Launch – WOW
starter
Opportunities for
Educational Visits
& Visitors
AUTUMN 1
-7WKS
Who first lived in
Britain?
Changes in Britain from
Stone Age to iron Age
Where would you like
to live?
(Capital Cities major
cities)
SPRING 1
-6WKS
Why Has Greece
Always Been In The
News?
SPRING 2
-6WKS
SUMMER 1
-6WKS
What Makes The Earth
Angry?
Local Study- why is our
local park so
important?
(Stanley Park)
(Volcanoes &
Earthquakes)
SUMMER 2
-7WKS
Why do so many
people go to the
Mediterranean for
their holidays?
(European Country/
Famous Cities)
History
Geography
History
Geography
History
Geography
Art
Art
DT
DT
Art
DT
Cave paintings- create
our own cave- make
stone age paint
Calderstone’s Park –
stone age siteGreenhouse, local
historian.
Stories with Familiar
Settings (3wks)
-Voices in the Park
Anthony Browne
English
AUTUMN 2
-7WKS
Reports- (2Wks)
Stone Age
Persuasive letters (2
wks) The day the
A taste of the worldactivities, tasting
sessions and music
based on countries
around the world.
link with school abroad
Mystery (3wks)
The Tunnel
Ottoline & and the
yellow cat
(wordsmith)
Poems to Perform
(1wk) unit 3.1
wordsmith
Make a volcano
A visit from Portals
from the past- Ancient
Greece
Boreatton Park
Myths- Greek Myths
(3wks)
Hercules
Instructions (2wks)
(linked to DT)
4 days- basic
skills/SPAG and
application
Stanley Park- Tour of
the park with the
Ranger
Liverpool world
museum – rocks, soils
and fossils
Adventure Stories(3wks)
Kidnapped-Pie Corbett
Poetry- Shape &
Calligrams (1wk)
Unit 3.3 shape poems
Wordsmith
Disney cruise shipJune Angie Redhead
(cruise terminal
manager)
Authors- (3wks)
Poetry- Language Play
(1wk)
Information- (2/3wks)
Dialogues & Plays
(2wks)
crayons quit (Oliver
Jeffers)
Number – number and
place value, addition
and subtraction
Number- multiplication
and division
-fractions
Measurement
Mathematics
Science
How can Usain Bolt run
so Quickly?
Humans/Animals
Can You Feel The
Force?
- Forces & Magnets
How far can you throw
you shadow?
Light
Computing
‘Scratch’ programming
software
‘We are programmers’
- Programming
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Christian Value
History /
Geography
What do
people
believe? Faith
stories
Why do we
have stories?
What makes a
faith story
different?
What are the
‘Themes’ in
the stories?
Hope
History: Stone Age to
the Iron Age incl. cave
painting, skara Brae,
Hunter gatherers.
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What do
Christians
believe?
Jesus is ‘The
Light of the
World’.
What is so
special about
light?
What does the
Christingle
Service mean
to Christians?
‘Light of the
world’ – what
does this
mean to
Christians?
Peace
Geography- linked to
wordsmith interactive
books.
Geometry
-property of shapes
-position and direction
What do rocks tell us
about the way the
Earth was formed?’ –
Minerals, Rocks &
Fossils
‘We are bug-fixers’ – Computational Thinking
How does what people
believe affect their
worship?
Symbols
How does what
Christians’ believe
affect their
worship?
The cross
What is a symbol?
How do people use
symbols in faith?
What symbols would
you use to represent
what you believe in?
Courage
History:
Ancient Greeks
How do we know that
the cross is very
important to
Christians?
Why is the cross
important to
Christians?
Thankfulness
Geography:
Earthquakes &
European Study
(Mount Vesuvius –
Italy).
Statistics
Number
How did the blossom become an apple?
- Plants
‘We are Communicators’ – Communication &
Collaboration
How does what people believe affect their
behaviour?
Inspirational figures
Who inspires you?
What makes someone inspirational?
Which faith figure inspires you and why?
friendship
History: Local History
Project- Stanley Park
Generosity
Geography:
Features of the
Mediterranean
Art & Design
Cave art- exhibition
DT
PE
Swimming
Football
Whole school
themes &
enrichment
opportunities
Swimming
Netball/Basketball
How can we design and
make a small jewellery
container?
How interactive can we
make our book?
Dance
Hockey (J)
Gymnastics
Rugby (J)
A study of traditional
music focusing on a
country
Music
Spanish
How can we string
together a printed
picture together?
Which famous artist
lived near here?
Personal information
School
September
Outbreak of WWII (1st)
Great fire of London
(2nd)
International Literacy
Day (8th)
Jeans for Genes day
(19th)
International day of
peace (21st)
First day of Rosh
Hashanah (24th)
October
Black history month 1st
– 31st
Walk to school month
1st – 31st
October
Black history month 1st
– 31st
Walk to school month
1st – 31st
November
The big draw 1st – 2nd
Nov
World animal day 4th
World space week 4th10th
Children in Need – 14th
Weather- composing a
musical piece
Family and pets
Sports, likes and
dislikes
What would my dinner
be in Spain?
Athletics
Cricket (J)
Athletics
Tennis (J)
Liverpool bands of the
past and present- Gerry
and the pacemakers
Weather and seasons
My favourite fruit