Curriculum Outline for Blakemere Year Three

Literacy                      (Speaking/Listening) En3/1i/ En3/1k/ En3/1l  

                                            Handwriting- En3/3.2a /b / EN3/2.2- Comprehension/ En3/2.1a/b-Reading    

                                            Plan/Draft/Edit - En3/3.3a/ 3b/3c/3d 

                                            Vocabulary, grammar & punctuation -En3/3.4   

Big Blue Whale

To link in with our topic ‘What do we know about our world?’ we will be learning all about our world’s oceans. To go alongside this topic we will be using the book ‘Big Blue Whale’ written by Nicola Davies as a stimulus to link in with this topic. This unit of work will cover all of the key elements required for the Year 3 English National Curriculum. It will provide your children with a wide range of writing opportunities whilst engaging them through an inspiring non-fiction text. The outcome of the unit of work is to create a persuasive leaflet about blue whales.

Leon and the space between

The next text we are going to use a stimulus is ‘Leon and the space between’. This is a brilliant story written by Angela McAllister. It tells a story of a boy wanting to prove to his brothers and sisters that magic really exists. Leon volunteers to be in Abdul Kazam's magic show and gets transported to a mysterious world. Filled with rabbits, doves, playing cards and magician's assistants - among other things - if a magician can make it disappear, it will end up in the Place Between. The children will have lots of opportunities to use their creative thinking and explore the magic of the story.

Numeracy                       Fractions -Ma3/2.4(a-g) 

                                Properties of Shapes-Ma3/3.2 (a-d) 

                                                 Measurement Ma3/3.1  (a-g)

Initially we will be continuing our topic of fractions, solving fractions of amounts, adding fractions and solve and order fraction problems. We will cover how they link to decimals.

Then we will be developing and building upon learnt knowledge of length and shape. In shape we will focus on how to draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials. We will also begin to: recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them. In regards to angles we will learn to: recognising angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn, then how to identify right angles, recognise that 2 right angles make a half-turn, 3 make three quarters of a turn and 4 a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle.

They will also compare and investigate capacity, length, weight. (Kg,g/ cm,m,mm/ L, ml)  The children will develop and use written methods to record and solve a variety of mastery problem solving questions. Finally, we will use all prior knowledge and cover statics and data handling.

Science

Sc3/4.2   Forces and Magnets

This ‘Forces and Magnets’ unit will teach the children about forces, friction and magnetic attraction. They will learn about forces in the context of pushing and pulling, and will identify different actions as pushes or pulls. The children will work scientifically and collaboratively to investigate friction, by exploring the movement of a toy car over different surfaces. They will work in a hands on way to identify magnetic materials.

Sc3/4.1    Light

We will incorporate the topic of Light and shadows with plants and the children will recognise that they need light in order to see things and for growth and that dark is the absence of light. The children will explore and investigate how light is reflected from surfaces and recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object: finding patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.

Topic

This terms topic is ‘What do we know about our world?’ This topic explores a range of themes and areas of studies. We will be firstly be focusing on UK and its various locations. The children will learn about what counties are and where they are located around the country. They will also undertake a geographical study of their local area. In the second half term we will be looking at the Worlds Rivers and oceans. Using a range of sources to increase our understanding of where they are located and the information surrounding them.

Home- Work

·       Homework will be organized into a jigsaw of activities. Your child must complete one piece of work per week.

• Spellings and times tables will be given out on Monday for a test on Friday.
• Reading - Could you please read with your child as frequently as possible (3-4 times a week).
• ‘MyMaths’ –will be set weekly on a Tuesday for the following Monday.

Curriculum Outline for Blakemere Year Three (Spring)

Literacy

Gorilla by Anthony Browne

   The Promise by Nicola Davies

·       Stories by the same author En3/1i/ En3/1k/ En3/1l  

·       Persuasive writing-En3/3.3a/ 3b/3c/3d 

·       Spelling and HF words En3/2.1a/b En3/2.2

·       Grammar – prepositions,?!,”” direct speech and punctuating speech. En3/3.4   

·       Reading Comprehension En3/2.2

This term we will be covering several topics, beginning with a topic themed story called ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne.  Where possible within this unit, we will try to make links to our ‘Can we make the World a better place?’ topic. This will be a fiction unit where the children will learn to observe the structure of the story and create their own narrative based on the story. This text the children will have lots of opportunities to write, research and take part in a variety of speaking and listening activities. All work will be based around the gorilla and its habitat, the rainforest.  

In the next half term the children will be reading ‘The Promise’ by Nicola Davies. This is all about a young girls promise in a harsh world. She will learn to appreciate the importance of nature and how to preserve this. By the end of the unit the children will have used persuasion, write a letter, take part in a conscious alley and written their own version of the story.

Incorporated within Literacy the children will be developing and building upon previously learnt key high frequency words/spellings and the spelling patterns for Year 3. There will be a strong emphasis on handwriting, grammar and reading comprehension. The children will read regularly in school whether it be individually, guided in a group or as a whole class reader.

Numeracy

Multiplication and Division Ma3/2.3

Measurement Ma3/3.1

Fractions Ma3/2.4

The focus across all of these areas will be to work on their fluency, reasoning and problem solving abilty. They will be given many opportunites to undertake these tasks within their dialy maths lessons. Times tables will always be a key skill in Numeracy and we will continue to work on these throughout the week (with a test on a Friday). Times tables Rock Stars is a fun way to learn these.  

Within muliplication and division the children will be learning to solve a range of problems, focusing on word problems. They will be working on the short written method for mulitplication and division.

In Measurement the children will mainly be focusing on time, working with 12 and 24 hour clocks. By the end of the unit the children will be able to read, estimate and compare time.

In our fractions unit we will be able to recognise, use and find fractions in a varirety of forms. The children will also be able to count up and down in tenths.

Science

Sc3/3.1 Rocks and Solis- We will be continuing to look at the rocks in our immediate environment. The children will sort, group and order rocks and soils using their own criteria and justify ideas using scientific knowledge. The children will recognise that there are different rocks (non-permeable and permeable) and investigate how to identify rocks suggesting explanations for observations, using scientific knowledge and understanding. They will understand that soils are different depending on the rock from which they came and investigate fossils. 

Sc3/2.1 Plants- Within this unit the children will be learning to identify the different parts of a plant. They will also explore the requirements of plants for life and growth but also how water is transported within them.

Topic

Our Spring term topic is ‘Can We Make The World A Better Place?’

This term we will be looking at all things relating to the environment (climate change, global warming, recycling and our carbon footprint). As a class we will explore all of these issues through looking more closely at the rainforests and what climate change is having on them. This unit will also be supported by a visit from the Chester Zoo Rangers.

We will be linking our topic to literacy through our Gorilla and Promise stories.

Homework

Homework will be given out on a Tuesday and should be returned the following Monday. This will include: maths, times tables, literacy and spelling and MyMaths work.

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Curriculum Outline for Blakemere Year Three

Literacy

·       Adventure Stories – The Warrior Troll by Rachael Lindsay En3/3.3 En3/3.4

·       Spelling and HF words En3/2.1a/b// EN3/2.2

·       Grammar – verbs, adjectives, synonyms, nouns and conjunctions En3/3.4

·       Comprehension En3/3.2

·       Non Fiction – Instructions, reports, diary entry and letters En3/3.3 En3.3/3.3iv

This term we will be covering several topics, beginning with a topic themed story called ‘The Warrior Troll’.  Where possible within this unit, we will try to make links to our ‘How Did Britain Begin?’ topic. This will be a fiction unit where the children will learn to understand how authors introduce characters, settings and also what type of language they use to engage the reader. Throughout this text the children will have lots of opportunities to write, research and take part in a variety of speaking and listening activities. To go alongside this story, the children will also be exposed to another one of Rachael Lindsay’s stories ‘The Bogler’s Apprentice’. Rachael Lindsay is a local author and she will be coming in to visit the children, which is exciting.

Other units we will undertake in the first term are:

·       Instructions

·       Information Texts

·       Letter Writing

·       Recipes

Incorporated within Literacy the children will be developing and building upon previously learnt key high frequency words/spellings and the spelling patterns for Year 3. There will be a strong emphasis on handwriting, grammar and reading comprehension. The children will read regularly in school whether it be individually, guided in a group or as a whole class reader.

Numeracy

·       Place Value Ma3/2.1

·       Addition and Subtraction Ma3/2.2

·       Multiplication and Division Ma3/2.3

·       Measurement Ma3/3.1

The focus across all of these areas will be to work on their fluency, reasoning and problem solving abilty. They will be given many opportunites to undertake these tasks within their dialy maths lessons. Times tables will always be a key skill in Numeracy and we will continue to work on these throughout the week (with a test on a Friday). Times tables Rock Stars is a fun way to learn these.  

Within Place value unit the children will need to read, compare, estimate solve numbers up to 4 digits. In the addition and subtraction unit they will need to be able to answer questions mentally as well as using the columnar method. In multiplication and division the children will need to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. In the Measurement unit they will be measuring the length and perimeter of a variety of items, working in mm, cm and m.   

Science

Sc3/2.2 Animals including humans- This unit brings together and consolidates work that children have done before about animals and the human body. The children will sort, group, label and order elements of healthy living and the body both for animals and humans using their own criteria and justify ideas using scientific knowledge. The children will recognise and label the different parts of the body and skeleton- suggesting explanations for observations, using scientific knowledge and understanding. They will understand and identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement and how nutrition is important.

Sc3/3.1 Rocks and Solis- This unit looks at the materials we have around us and the local environment. The children will sort, group and order rocks and soils using their own criteria and justify ideas using scientific knowledge. The children will recognise that there are different rocks (non-permeable and permeable) and investigate how to identify rocks suggesting explanations for observations, using scientific knowledge and understanding. They will understand that soils are different depending on the rock from which they came and investigate fossils. 

Topic

Our Autumn term topic is ‘How Did Britain Begin?’

The children will be learning all about the journey and invasion of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings into Britain and the effect that this created on lifestyle and Britain as we know it. The children will combine art/D&T skills throughout creating wonderful 3d pieces of art. There will also be a trip to explore the topic and we will be having an ‘Anglo Saxon/Viking day in school, where we will have a Hog Roast feast. 

We will be linking our topic to literacy through The Warrior Troll story.

Curriculum Outline for Blakemere Year Three 

          Literacy           Speaking/Listening En3/1i/ En3/1k/ En3/1l  

                                            Handwriting- En3/3.2a /b / EN3/2.2- Comprehension/ En3/2.1a/b-Reading    

                                           Plan/Draft/Edit - En3/3.3a/ 3b/3c/3d 

                                           Vocabulary, grammar & punctuation -En3/3.4   

This term we will be covering several topics, beginning with and revisiting descriptive writing and setting descriptions based on ‘The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe’ and pictorial interpretations linked to the topic ‘ What is the reason behind it all?”

We will also focus on Greek Myths and Legends and the children will analyse  various myths, explore the characters within and the descriptions of both characters and setting. The children will then go on to design and write their own myth including setting descriptions and character profiles. Children will develop their ability to write and reflect using the characteristics of each of narrative writing and features of Myths and Legends and improve their writing aided by the VCOP pyramids.

                                         Roman Empire and its impact on Britain- Hi2/1.2a/b/c/d/e / Hi2/2.1c

                                    Local history- Hi2/1.2a 

                                         Local environment- Ge2/1.1b / Ge2/1.3a/b/ Geo skills- Ge2/1.4c 

We will be combining Literacy with aspects of topic work .The children will be researching and writing different styles of non-fiction(letters and diary entries), narrative and persuasive writing based on their residential to Kingswood, The Romans, inventors and the world/environment around us. They will also explore work from a variety of artists. In this topic the children will have the opportunity to investigate a range of recounts, explanations and non- fiction text by questioning, researching differences/similarities and their effectiveness through exploration of features and layout.

 The second half term will focus on poetry and performance incorporating a variety of speaking and listening and drama objectives. Incorporated within Literacy the children will be developing and building upon previously learnt key high frequency words/spellings and the spelling patterns for Year 3/4. There will be a strong emphasis on Handwriting, Grammar for writing ,reading comprehensions and reading. The children will read regularly in school both individually, guided and class reader sessions.

    Numeracy                   Fractions -Ma3/2.4(a-g)

                                                 Properties of Shapes-Ma3/3.2 (a-d) 

                                                 Measurement Ma3/3.1  (a-g)

Initially we will be continuing our topic of fractions, solving fractions of amounts, adding fractions and solve and order fraction problems. We will cover how they link to decimals.

Then we will be developing and building upon learnt knowledge of time and shape. The children will learn about roman numerals, time both on an analogue and digital clock up to 5 minute intervals and 12 hour/24 hour clock.  In shape we will focus on how to draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them, recognising angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn, then how to identify right angles, recognise that 2 right angles make a half-turn, 3 make three quarters of a turn and 4 a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle and finally identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines

In the second half of the term  they will use their knowledge of short addition, subtraction, division and multiplication to solve problems related to money and measure.They will also compare and investigate capacity, length, weight. (Kg,g/ cm,m,mm/ L, ml)  The children will develop and use written methods to record and solve a variety of mastery problem solving questions. Finally we will use all prior knowledge and cover statics and data handling.(Through homework and mental maths they will continue to concentrate on times tables and division previously learnt (This will include 2,3,4,5,6,8 and 10 times tables and related division facts) The focus across all areas will be problem solving and mental strategies.

Science

Sc3/2.2    Animals including humans- This unit brings together and consolidates work that children have done before about animals and the human body. The children will sort, group, label and order elements of healthy living and the body both for animals and humans using their own criteria and justify ideas using scientific knowledge. The children will recognize and label the different parts of the body and skeleton-  suggesting explanations for observations, using scientific knowledge and understanding. They will understand and identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement and how nutrition is important.

Sc3/2.1    Plants - The children will identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowersThey will also  explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant and will investigate the way in which water is transported within plants, Through investigation they will explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

Sc3/4.1    Light - We will incorporate the topic of Light and shadows with plants and the children will recognise that they need light in order to see things and for growth and that dark is the absence of light. The children will explore and investigate how  light is reflected from surfaces and recognise  that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object: finding patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.

Home- Work

Home work will be organized in a Homework book and will consist of a literacy and numeracy based task each week. It will be given on Tuesday for the following Monday.(Must be handed in to be marked Monday and given back Tuesday with new homework)

• Spellings and times tables will be given out on Monday for a test on Friday.(The homework books will be checked regularly for try one and two tests at home)
• Reading - Could you please read with your child as frequently as possible and record this in their reading records (3-4 times a week).
• ‘My Maths’ –will be set weekly on a Tuesday for the following Monday.