Kirkby la Thorpe Church of England Primary Academy
Year 3/4/5 Overview – Year A
Subject
Autumn
Science
Year 3 – Rocks
History
Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron
Age (Bronze Age religion, technology and travel)
Locational knowledge:
 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to
focus on Europe, concentrating on their
environmental regions, key physical and
human characteristics, countries and major
cities
 Name and locate countries and cities of the
UK, geographical regions and their identifying
human and physical characteristics, key
topographical features, and land-use patterns;
and understand how some of these aspects
have changed over time
Human and physical geography:
Describe and understand key aspects of:
 Human: types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources including
energy, food, minerals and water
Geographical skills and fieldwork:
 Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer
mapping to locate countries and describe
features studied
 Use compass points, grid references, symbols
and key to build their knowledge of the UK and
wider world
Geography
Spring
Summer
Year 3 – Forces and magnets
Year 3 – Animals, including humans
Year 4 – Electricity
Year 4 – Living things and their habitats
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Locational knowledge:
 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to
focus on Europe, concentrating on their
environmental regions, key physical and
human characteristics, countries and major
cities
Place knowledge:
 Understand geographical similarities and
differences through the study of human and
physical geography of a region in a European
country (France)
Human and physical geography:
Describe and understand key aspects of:
 Physical: mountains, volcanoes
 Human: types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources including
energy, food, minerals and water
Geographical skills and fieldwork:
 Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer
mapping to locate countries and describe
features studied
 Use compass points, grid references, symbols
and key to build their knowledge of the UK and
wider world
Locational knowledge:
 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to
focus on Europe, concentrating on their
environmental regions, key physical and
human characteristics, countries and major
cities
 Name and locate countries and cities of the
UK, geographical regions and their identifying
human and physical characteristics, key
topographical features, and land-use patterns;
and understand how some of these aspects
have changed over time
Human and physical geography:
Describe and understand key aspects of:
 Human: types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources including
energy, food, minerals and water
Geographical skills and fieldwork:
 Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer
mapping to locate countries and describe
features studied
 Use compass points, grid references, symbols
and key to build their knowledge of the UK and
wider world
Art
 Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and
present the human and physical features in the
local area using a range of methods, including
sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital
technologies
Sketch books
Painting (history of paint)
Great artists, architects and designers in history
DT
3D – clay (pots)
Great artists, architects and designers in history
Choral Worship
 Appreciate and understand a wide range of
high-quality live and recorded music drawn
from different traditions and from great
composers and musicians
 Develop an understanding of the history of
music
Take One Picture (Great artists, architects and
designers in history)
Textiles
Print making
Technical knowledge
 To understand and use electrical systems in
their products (for example, series circuits
incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and
motors)
 To apply their understanding of computing to
program, monitor and control their products
Choral Worship
 Appreciate and understand a wide range of
high-quality live and recorded music drawn
from different traditions and from great
composers and musicians
 Develop an understanding of the history of
music
Year 3
Wider Opportunities (Lincoln Music Service)
Year 3
Wider Opportunities (Lincoln Music Service)
Year 3
Wider Opportunities (Lincoln Music Service)
Year 4/5
 Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, using their voices and playing musical
instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency,
control and expression
 Improvise and compose music for a range of
purposes using the inter-related dimensions of
music
 Listen with attention to detail and recall
Year 4/5
 Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, using their voices and playing musical
instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency,
control and expression
 Improvise and compose music for a range of
purposes using the inter-related dimensions of
music
 Listen with attention to detail and recall
Year 4/5
 Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, using their voices and playing musical
instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency,
control and expression
 Improvise and compose music for a range of
purposes using the inter-related dimensions of
music
 Listen with attention to detail and recall
Cooking and nutrition – Harvest
Technical knowledge
 To understand and use mechanical systems in
their products (for example, gears, pulleys,
cams, levers and linkages)
Music
 Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and
present the human and physical features in the
local area using a range of methods, including
sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital
technologies.
Cooking and nutrition – Healthy Schools Day
Technical knowledge
 To understand and use mechanical systems in
their products (for example, gears, pulleys,
cams, levers and linkages)
Choral Worship
 Appreciate and understand a wide range of
high-quality live and recorded music drawn
from different traditions and from great
composers and musicians
 Develop an understanding of the history of
music
ICT
RE
sounds with increasing aural memory
 Use and understand staff and other musical
notations
 Internet safety
 Multimedia presentations, desktop publishing
and web design
Christianity
 Christian celebrations: Harvest
 Christian celebrations: Christmas
sounds with increasing aural memory
 Use and understand staff and other musical
notations
 Internet safety
 Computing (Sequencing instructions and
making things happen)
Islam
 Symbols in worship at The Mosque
(Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus Unit 9)
PE
Christianity
 Christian celebrations: Easter
See separate PE Coverage overview (Two year cycle is in place due to swimming arrangements)
MFL
See separate French Long term plan (Two year cycle is in place due to timetable arrangements)
Mandarin – Years groups taught separately (see separate Topic overview)
sounds with increasing aural memory
 Use and understand staff and other musical
notations
 Internet safety
 Data handling
Islam
 Muslim Beliefs and Lifestyle (Lincolnshire
Agreed Syllabus Unit 3)
 Muslim Celebrations: Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr
(June)