Windmill Primary Federation Curriculum Framework Overview Year 3 2019 – 2020

Autumn Spring Summer Class Theme Romans and its’ impact on Britain Stone Age to the Iron Age Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest

Quality Texts Romans on the Rampage Avoid Being a Roman Soldier

The Romans: Gods, Emperors, and Dormice Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans and Ruthless Romans

Meet the Ancient Romans Escape from Pompeii

Enjoyment: The Christmasaurus

Stone Age Boy Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age

A Rock Is Lively The Stone Age: Hunters, Gatherers, and Woolly Mammoths

Enjoyment: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum.

Horrible Geography: Bloomin’ Rainforests Journey to the River Sea

Enjoyment: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Special Days / Weeks / Events

6th of September – Read a Book Day 19th of September – Talk like a Pirate Day

3rd of October – National Poetry Day 5th of November – Bonfire Night

11th of November – Remembrance Day 25th of December - Christmas

25th of January – Chinese New Year (Rat) 5th of March - World Book Day

9-10th March – Holi (Hinduism link) 22nd of March – Mothers’ Day

23rd of May – Eid al-Fitr (Islam link) 21st of June - Fathers’ Day

Curriculum Entitlement

Activities

Teach the teacher Christmas Craft Day

Favourite Book Day – bring in your favourite book to share with the class

Easter Craft Day

Stroke animals - Zoolab Sports Day

KS2 Activity Day

Trips / Visits / Cafes

Museum Visit: Romans at Norwich??? Curiosity Café: Reading Comprehension and Importance of Reading (Need TA for this) 2pm on the 20th of September

Flag Fen Readathon: World Book Day

Curiosity Café:

Zoolab Visit??

Sizzling Starter (Hook)

Roman Soldier – display and armour Create a Roman chariot

Artefacts??????????? Video displaying importance of the Amazon Rainforest and its’ current destruction

Marvellous Middle Roman Day (Museum Visit or Visitor) Early Man (end of Spring 1; start of Spring 2) Zoolab

Fabulous Finish Roman Buildings – Presentation Horrible Histories Movie: Rotten Romans

Cave Paintings Presentation Speeches about deforestation Watch Rio

English Genres

Recounts (Summer Break) Instructions (Marshmallow Ghosts; Roman Chariots)

Description (Alien)

Poetry (learn, features, recite)

Information Text (Boudica) Letter (to Santa and Elf)

Narratives (identify types, adventure using character

from Mr Gum)

Playscripts (Pick a part from Early Man to write about) Diary Entry (of a caveman)

Biography (JK Rowling)

Non-Chronological Reports (Rainforest Animal)

Speech (Deforestation)

SPaG Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives Sentences – Extend and

Punctuation Expanded Noun Phrases

Specific Vocabulary

Question and Exclamation Marks

Planning and Paragraphs Poetic Features

Editing and Proofreading

Text Types CEW

KS2 Spelling Groups: Planet Spelling Rules and Testing

Maths (as per White Rose

Maths)

Number and Place Value (Week 1-3) Addition and Subtraction (Week 4-8)

Multiplication and Division (Week 9-11)

Multiplication and Division (Week 1-3) Measurement – Money (Week 4)

Statistics (Week 5-6) Measurement – Length and Perimeter (Week 7-9)

Fractions (Week 10-11)

Fractions (Week 1-3) Measurement – Time (Week 4-6)

Geometry – Properties of Shape (Week 7-8) Measurement – Mass and Capacity (Week 9-11)

Problem Solving Consolidation

Science (Y3) Forces and Magnets Compass Directions

Science Experiments Link to Instructions

Rocks Humans (food diary) Plants (beans)

Light Measurement of shadows

Science Experiments

Computing

What do we use information technology for? Internet/computer safety

Internet/computer safety Coding/programming using Lightbot and Hour of Code UK

Search engines and specifics when searching for information – how to find useful information

Art & Design

Self portraits (Silhouette and pastel) Poppies (tissue paper) Remembrance Day (silhouette

soldiers) Roman Shields

Cave Paintings ???

Sketching and labelling plants Painter Study: Van Gogh

Design and technology

Catapults (STEM) Chariots (Twinkl)

Roman Shields (mini-versions) Create a Roman Building (Project Homework)

Create a model of Stonehenge (Project Homework) Technology Challenges in class (STEM)

Geography

Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles; using compass directions

Identify countries in Europe Identify cities in Italy

Identify the reach of the Roman Empire

UK Counties Use 8-point compass directions

South America – Brazil and the Impact of the Amazon Rainforest

Identify countries in both North and South America Identify cities in Brazil (compare contrast Rio)

History The Roman Empire and its’ Impact on Britain Emperors; Boudica/British Resistance; Invasions; Inventions;

Hadrian’s Wall; Timeline

The Stone Age to the Iron Age – Prehistory Timelines and important events Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron

Age

N/A

Languages Foreign Languages: French Alphabet, greetings, farewells, introductions, feelings,

numbers 1-20.

Foreign Languages: French Consolidate! Classroom instructions, colours, classroom

objects, saying your age.

Foreign Languages: French Days of the week, months, how to say your birthday, food,

body parts, and describing eyes/hair.

Music Recorders Singing: Harvest Festival and Christmas Concert

Recorders Singing: Easter Concert

Recorders Singing: Summer Concert

Physical Education (Friday AM)

With Karon: Invasion Games. With T and TA: Problem Solving and Team Building

With Karon: Dance/Gymnastics. With T and TA: Ball throwing, catching, and passing skills.

With Karon: Athletics, Striking and Fielding With T and TA: PE Skills Consolidation

PSHE Following the PATHS Programme which covers: Emotional understanding, self control, social problem solving, and peer relations and self-esteem.

Religious Education (Learning About

Religions)

Christianity (Link to Romans) Jesus, God, Christmas, Easter, 10 Commandments, Jerusalem,

Three Kings

Hinduism Gods and Goddesses, 4 Main Beliefs, Holi, Diwali, Navaratri

Islam Allah, Muhammad (pbuh), 5 Pillars of Islam, Mecca

Beliefs, Key People, Events, Places, Stories around faith

British Values

Democracy; The Rule of Law; Individual Liberty; Mutual Respect for, and tolerance of, those with different faiths and

beliefs, and those without faith

Democracy; The Rule of Law; Individual Liberty; Mutual Respect for, and tolerance of, those with different faiths and

beliefs, and those without faith

Democracy; The Rule of Law; Individual Liberty; Mutual Respect for, and tolerance of, those with different faiths

and beliefs, and those without faith

Assembly

*BBC Bitesize Videos