Year 3 Curriculum

Theme name

English

Maths

Science

Computing

Geography

Into The
Woods

Wild
Weather

The
Flintstones

Children will
plan and
write stories
with familiar
settings.

Stories with
Dilemmas
and Reports.

We cover
place value
and the four
operations.

Place
value
,addition,
subtraction
and
measuremen
t (mm cm m)
Forces and
Magnets
Sweet
investigation

Stories in
fantasy
settings.
Using
information
texts.
Multiplication
and Division
Geometry and
position.
Statistics.

Animals: diet,
Skeletons
and
groupings.
We are
programmers

E-mail
science
results.

Local study:
Parks and
things to do
in the area

Wild weather
around the
world.
Whats in the
news?

DT

Setting
creating
(forest)

Batik
Weather
Themed

Castles
Knights and
Dragons
Play scripts
from comics.

Place value
and Division

Fractions and
Shape

Multiplication/Divi
sion
Fractions
Direction and
Position

Plants: Parts,
their functions
and
Pollination.

Human
Skeleton,
Muscles and
Nutrition

Light, reflection
and shadows.

Internet
research on
castles in
Britain.

Rock studies

The Stone
Age: Three
stages of the
stone age.

History

Art

Rocks:
Properties and
classification.
Comparing
Chalk and
Marble.
Constructing
data bases

Castles
Knights and
Dragons
Myths and
Legends.
Chronological
report.

Castles: Why
were they
built and what
were they
used for?
Create a
dragon egg.
Design a
dragon egg.

Australia
Adventure Stories
and Letters.

Presentation on
Australia.
Castles around
the country.

Australia: Terrain,
population and
climate.

Richard III end

of War of the
roses Warwick
castle focus.

History of
Australia:
Migration and
Aboriginals.
Aboriginal artexploring
patterns.

Forest Dance
and Football
PE

Music

RE

PSHE

Animal magic
descriptive
sounds
All about
peace: What
does it mean
to me?
New
Beginnings

Gymnastics
(balance)
and
Basketball
Painting with
soundexploring
weather
The Church
year.

Say no to
bullying!

Dance: Short
routine
ABCs:
Agility,
Balance and
Co-ordination.
Performance:
Singing
(Flintstones
songs)
Jesus: Why is
he an
inspirational
leader for
some people?
Goal setting
and Hygiene

ABC skills and

Hockey.

ABC Skills and

Athletics.

ABC skills
Cricket/Rounders

Exploring
pentatonic
scales

Australian
traditional songs.

Church year:
Easter

Class
Orchestraexploring
arrangements.
Believing in
art

Good to be
me!

Healthy
Relationships

Changes

Christianity in
action.