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Knowledge Organisers
Maths
Year 3 will be continuing our learning about Geometry: Properties of Shape by naming and describing 3D shapes and having a go at constructing them using modelling materials. Our next units of learning will be Multiplication and Division: Multiplication Tables followed by Addition and Subtraction: Mental Methods. During these units, there will also be opportunities for problem solving lessons.
English
Year 3 will be finishing off and publishing their narrative writing of their version of Chapter 6 from the novel Stig of the Dump. Children will begin answering the essay question of ‘What do we learn about true friendship in Stig of the Dump and how does Clive King achieve this?’ Through their discussions in reading lessons last term, they have the knowledge to link back to events in the novel to support them on this. To finish off the term, the children will be looking at poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, where they will be performing and analysing it and they will also be writing a non-fiction history piece about how far did life change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
Science
Year 3 will be looking at ‘Cycles in Nature’ through the four seasons, seasonal cycles in plants, the life cycle of a plant, animal migration and the life cycle of a frog.
History
Year 3 will be learning about Ancient Egypt. They will be locating Egypt and the River Nile, looking at what life was like in Ancient Egypt, the religion and the Afterlife, Tutankhamun and Howard Carter and Hieroglyphics.
Geography
Year 3 will be looking at Settlements. By the end of the unit, they will be able to identify different types of settlements; know about urban, rural and suburban settlements; understand population density; and know what settlements need.
Art
Year 3’s Art unit is Still Life and Form. The children will be introduced to still life and create form with tone. They will have a go at drawing still life using cross-hatching; A study of Cezanne; and draw a still life using colour.
P.S.H.E.
This term, Year 3 will be looking at and discussing Anti-Bullying and Family and Friendships. In the Anti-Bullying unit, children will develop their understanding of the key characteristics of bullying and enable them to develop, explore and apply definitions of bullying to a range of situations, including cyberbullying. In the Family and Friendships unit, they will look at the importance of relationships and friendships and develop awareness of and ability to form and maintain healthy relationships.
R.E.
Year 3 will be looking at the People of God and answering the overarching question of ‘What is it like to follow God?’. The children will be able to make clear links between the story of Noah and the idea of covenant and make simple links between promises in the story of Noah and the promises that Christians make at a wedding ceremony.
P.E.
This term, we will be focusing on invasion games where the children will learn the basic and fundamental principles of invasion games such as keeping possession and teamwork.
The children will learn how to pass, receive and travel with the ball using a variety of balls and techniques. They will develop their understanding of the principles of attacking and defending in invasion games and learn skills such as marking and dodging. Children will have the opportunity to take part in individual, paired and small group activities as well as to play a range of team games to enable them to practise and improve their skills.
Our P.E. day will be Friday
