Year 3 Overview
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Year 3 |
Planet Earth and Our Solar System
Key concept: Making sense of our world and our role in it, looking to our future |
Life Cycles and Ecosystems
Key concept: Looking after our local environment, taking responsibility |
Seeking Refuge
Key concept: Looking after each other: Compassion, tolerance, empathy and acceptance |
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Key text(s)/hook Key Stage 3 Solar System – Gill Macdonald ‘ Key Stage 4 Goodnight Spaceman- Michelle Robinson and Nick East
The Solar System- Dr.Dhoot
Google earth/Images of Earth/Space |
Key text(s)/hook Key Stage 3 – How do apples grow Key Stage 4 Secrets of the Vegetable Garden (Shine-A Light Books) Carron Brown Information texts/photos about wildlife Possible visit-local farm to see what grows on land. Possible visit from Hedgehog lady Possible Balsall Heath farm |
Key text(s)/hook ‘The Island’ Armin Greder
‘The Journey’ Francesa anna |
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KS3 Procedural Knowledge: Sequencing and labelling
KS4/5 Rhyming couplets and poetry Non Fiction facts |
KS3 Procedural Knowledge: Work within horticulture to undertake a project to help wildlife in the garden. KS4/5 Work on a project that will attract wildlife into an area/protect that environment and consider looking after the environment. |
KS3 Procedural Knowledge: Agree basic values/rules for an imaginary island
KS4/5 As above and incorporate rights and responsibilities |
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Literacy |
KS3- Reading – Colourful Semantics, Symbol sentences Writing –Writing captions and key words
Key Stage 4 Writing- Space poems and non-fiction facts Reading - Creating simple information texts to describe Space. |
KS3- Reading – Colourful Semantics, Symbol sentences Writing - Labelling - life cycles and sequencing Persuasive language to raise awareness/gain support for project Key Stage 4 Writing- Sequencing, fact files. Reading - Creating simple information texts to describe life cycles. |
Using selected images from ‘The Island’ to piece together a narrative themselves Comprehension- describe, predict and interpret at a number of key intervals Speaking and listening- is it fair how they are treating the stranger? What would you do? Explain your point of view.
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Maths |
Key Stage 3 - Measures and 2D Shape Key Stage 4 – 2D and 3D shape |
Key Stage 3- Data Handling-Sorting/Pictograms and Sequencing. Matching and sorting by category, choosing own categories to sort. Transferring information to Pictogram. Sequencing images and objects to show life cycles and use ordinal language to show passing of time, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Key Stage 4 – Data Handling- Sorting/Tallies/Bar charts and Time Matching and sorting by categories, transferring information to pictograms and bar charts. Use language for passing of time, now next, before, after
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Global Learning |
KS3- Google maps, addresses KS4- Birmingham - UK – mapping skills
Identify basic physical geography of Earth e.g rivers, oceans, mountains, forests, deserts.
Scientific Learning KS3 - Night and Day KS4 – Seasons KS3 and KS4 Sun, Earth, Moon and naming planets our solar system
Food tech- Following recipes and instructions- Making cakes and biscuits
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Geography KS3 Features of environment KS4 Basic fieldwork- locational and directional language Great bird watch. Environmental songs Science Making observations Identifying and classifying – plants and animals KS3- Living things and reproduction (e.g plants and hatching chicks?) KS4/5 Living things-and reproduction plants hedgehogs/ habitats. History Sequencing, chronology and language of time. Food technology Apple/fruit crumble Fruit salads |
Work in a small group to design your own Island – what human and physical features would it have?
Decide rules, rights and responsibilities for your island
Music/dance-linked to elements
Science related to natural phenomena, restless earth (e.g volcanoes)
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Arts |
Key stage 3-Art- Marbling and painting Key stage-4 - DT mobiles- Textiles- Sewing and Printing Music – Making soundscapes- Rhythm and Volume. Using different instruments |
Key Stage 3 –Printing and pop art Key Stage 4- DT -Weaving and collage Music –Focus on instruments in relation to pitch and rhythm. Create Spring themed musical pieces Putting on a group performance. |
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Physical Education |
Key Stage3 – Yoga and Football Key Stage 4 and 5 – Dance and Football |
Key Stage 3-Dance and sitting volleyball Swimming after half term Key Stage 4- Dance and Yoga |
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Key Stage 5 PFA |
Community inclusion- Getting out and about in the Community – Shops, cafes, library, science museum Health- Engaging with therapies, RSHE Independent Living- Preparing drinks and snacks, working in the flat Employment- Work related learning within school Arts- Engaging in creative activities- Dance, Music, Pottery, Art |
Community inclusion- Volunteering in community, looking after environment. Health- Engaging with therapies, RSHE, Exercise Independent Living- Making healthy snacks Employment- Work related learning within school Arts- Engaging in creative activities- Dance, Music, Pottery, Photography |
Community inclusion- Belonging to different groups Employment- setting up/taking on different roles within the island
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