Spring 1 – MTP - Year 3
Title: Veni, Vidi, Vici – The Romans Rule
Timescale: 6 weeks
Rationale: Welcome to the Roman Empire. This term we will be continuing on our journey through the ages, picking up where we left off with the Celts and travelling
overseas to Italy and the Roman Empire. We will learn what it was like to be a Roman – how they lived, what they ate and what they did for fun. We will look at
the Roman invasion and occupied Britain. The children will be given the chance to be a Roman for the day and try some Roman cuisine… not dormouse, I promise!
We will walk in the footsteps of the Romans with a visit to the Newport Roman Villa, and create artwork based off Roman Mosaics. They will also learn about the
Roman Gods.
Linking to this topic, in Literacy this term we will be looking at Myths and Legends. The children will be immersed in the Roman myths, such as Romulus and Remus
- the founding of Rome, and Orion and how he became a constellation in the sky. We will also explore myths and legends from around the globe, the Greek tales of
Theseus and the Minotaur, Perseus and Medusa and even some closer to home. As a class, we will create our own myth, featuring our own hero (or heroine) as they
journey on a quest for the Gods, battle against mythical beasts and face incredible challenges.
Our topic will continue in many of the core subjects. As mentioned above, in art the children will be creating mosaics and looking at Roman architecture, and for
design and technology learning to make a Roman dish. In music the children will be listening to various different types of Roman music, for home and war, and will
get the opportunity to create their own.
The Big Questions:
Hook:
1.
What was Roman life like?
2.
How did they become such a strong nation?
3.
Where did it all go wrong?
The children will get to experience life as a Roman with our very own Roman day… Toga required! The children will learn to cook a Roman dish and create
Roman art. They will get the opportunity to become archaeologists, to sift through the layers of time and handle real Roman artefacts. We will also be visiting a real
Roman villa.
Take-Away Task:
Choose one of these topics to research:

Roman Religion (gods and myths)

Roman Sports and Leisure (gladiators, competitions)

Roman Towns (e.g. houses and town planning)

Roman Homes (e.g. mosaics and food)

Roman Army (e.g. soldiers, road building)
Spring 1 – MTP - Year 3
Create a fact file that has pictures and facts written in sections. You can use a computer, or handwrite it and stick or draw pictures on.
booklet, some posters, a powerpoint presentation.
You could of course make your project into a 3D design, for example a famous Roman landmark – use your
imagination!!
Educational Visits/Global/Cultural Link: Newport Roman Villa, Roman Day
Main Subjects Covered: Numeracy, Literacy, History, Geography, Art, Design & Technology & Music
RE Topic for the Half Term: Moses & Exodus
Science Topic for the Half Term: Plants
PSHE/SMSC Link: Cultural
Link to the Value: Respect
Your work could be a
Spring 1 – MTP - Year 3
Numeracy
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
Number & Place Value
Mental Addition &
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Investigating the place
Subtraction
Using mental and
Using mental and
Using chunking
value of 2-3 digit
Practice using
written methods to
written methods to
method to solve
numbers.
different methods of
solve subtraction
solve multiplication
division problems
mental adding &
problems
problems
Money – Pounds and
pennies
WEEK 6
Assessment
subtracting
Multiples of four & 10
more.
Roman Numerals
Literacy
Guided Reading
SPAG
Word Level
Immersion in text –
Immersion in text –
Class Write – Myths &
Class Write – Myths &
Big Write Assessment
Big Write Assessment
Introduction to Myths
Building a Myths and
Legends
Legends
– Myths & Legends
– Myths & Legends
and Legends
Legends toolkit
Individual reading and
Individual reading and
Story structure
Story structure
Settings
Assessments
assessments
assessments
To punctuate
To identify and use
To understand the
Change nouns into
To express time, place
sentences
inverted commas and
meaning of the word
plurals
and cause using
appropriately using
the apostrophe for
noun
basic sentence
contraction
To understand what
adverbs are and be
conjunctions (e.g.
able to use them
when, before, after,
within writing
punctuation and
while, so, because),
independently
question marks,
adverbs or prepositions
exclamation marks
(e.g. before, after,
and ellipses
during, in, because of)
The suffix –ation
The suffix –ly
Words with the
To spell words that
To use the first two or
endings sounding like
are often misspelt
three letters of a word
ure or ture
To write from
memory simple
to check its spelling in
sentences, dictated by
the dictionary
the teacher, that
include words and
punctuation taught so
far
Spring 1 – MTP - Year 3
Phonics
Recap RWI 3
Recap RWI 3
Recap RWI 3
Recap RWI 3
Recap RWI 3
Assessments
Science
Features of flowers
What plants need to
Moving Water
Fantastic Flowers
Life Cycle
Assessment
and plants
grow
The internet –
Choosing which site for
Getting information –
Creating Fact files
Finishing Fact file
Assessment
Further introduction
research
text & pictures
using the internet as
Roman Day &
Visit to Newport
Assessment
Archaeology Visit
Roman Villa
Computing
& Copyright
source.
Moses & Exodus
RE
History
Roman Timeline
Roman Britain
Roman Invasion –
Geography
Roman Britain
Romans on the Isle Of
Occupied countries
Wight
Roman Art - Mosaics
Art and Design
Roman Cuisine…within
Assessment
reason. No Dormice!
Design and Technology
Music
Assessment
Assessment
Immersion in Roman
Continueed immersion
Planning and creating
Continued creation of
Continued creation of
War music
in different Roman
Roman Music
Roman Music
Roman Music
Mois de l’annee
Mois de l’annee
Les Nombres 13 – 31
Les Nombres 13 – 31
Les Nombres 1 - 31
music
Language
Comment t’appelle tu?
Quel age as tu?
PE
Indoor Athletics
Indoor Athletics
Indoor Athletics
Invasion Games
Invasion Games
Assessment
PSHE/SMSC
Cultural – Respect
Cultural – Respect
Cultural – Respect
Cultural – Respect
Cultural – Respect
Cultural – Respect