Bredbury Green Primary School Curriculum Overview – Year 3 Term and Big Question
Autumn Term What is Humanity?
Spring Term What is Power?
Summer Term What is Change?
Roman on the Rampage The Faraway tree Roman myths
Stone Age Boy Stig of the dump Stone age tales Ocean Sky
Forces and magnets
History
Pocahontas (Disney) Iron man Tin forest The Watcher Literacy shed xmas video Animals including humans Light Christopher Columbus
Plants Rocks Pre Roman Britain
Geography
Physical geography – mountains and earthquakes
Volcanoes
Human and Physical Geography – settlements Local area study
RE
Why do people pray? What do different people believe about God?
Art
Sculpture – dreamcatcher Drawing and great artists – totem poles Drawing – Iron man sketches History of music
What does it mean to be a Christian today? Why are festivals important to religious communities? Sculpture – Roman shield
Why is the Bible important for Christians today? How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals? Painting – Cave paintings
Class Texts
Science
Music Design and Technology Computing PE PSHE/RSE Spanish Enrichment Opportunities
Roman Britain
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes Mechanical systems
Cooking - pizza Healthy diet Team building games Competitive games Being me in my world Celebrating differences Basic understanding – names and feelings Making pizza (healthy foods)
Safe use of technology Swimming Team building games Dreams and goals Healthy me Basic understanding –colour Roman experience
Simple algorithms Competitive games Dance Relationships Changing me Basic understanding – animals and hobbies Stone and Iron Age experience