Parish C.E. Primary School
Curriculum Overview – Year 3
Year 3
History
Autumn 1
Has Greece always been
in the news?
Autumn 2
STORY OF ALEXANDER
THE GREAT
Science
How can Usain Bolt
move so quickly?
Why do so many people
go to the Mediterranean
for their holidays?
Are you attractive
enough? (magnets)
RE
3.1 The Old Testament – Called by God
3.6 Harvest
S4 Why do Christians sing?
3.2 God with us
LCC Link – Design and make a moving mythical
creature
Focus: Pottery
Artist Study: Euthymides
(Greek Potter)
Geography
DT
Art
Music
Music Express Units 1/2
Genre Appreciation:
Tchaikovsky 1812
Overture
Music Express Units 3/4
Genre Appreciation:
Religious Music
PE
Gymnastics
Net/Wall Games
(Badminton)
Spring1
How did the Victorians
shape St.Helens as we
know it today?
Spring 2
STORY OF CHARLES
DARWIN
Summer 1
STORY OF MARY
SEACOLE
Summer 2
Who lived in Britain?
What makes the Earth
angry?
How far can you throw
your shadow?
How did that blossom
become an apple?
3.3 Jesus the man who changed lives
S10 Proverbs
3.4 Easter- sadness, Joy
What do rocks tell us
about the way the earth
was formed?
3.5 Rules for living including NCFL
S2 the Lord’s Prayer
LCC Link – Design and make fruit salads
LCC Link – Design and make model shelters
Focus:Drawing and
Painting Techniques
Artist Study:William
Morris
Music Express Units 5/6
Genre Appreciation:
Reggae
Focus: Collage
Artist Study: Gustav
Klimt
Invasion Games (netball)
Music Express Units 7/8
Genre Appreciation: Orff
– Carmina Burana
Music Express Units
9/10
Genre Appreciation: The
Blues
Music Express Units
11/12
Genre Appreciation:
Vaughn Williams Greensleeves
Striking & Fielding
(Rounders)
Dance
Athletics/
Outdoor challenge
Swimming
Parish C.E. Primary School
Curriculum Overview – Year 3
SMSC Overview
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Values
Creativity
Thankfulness
Forgiveness
Courage
Hope
Friendship
Trust
Justice
Peace
Compassion
Truthfulness
Humility
Whole
School
Geography Focus week
History Focus
Judaism Day
SMSC week
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Easter Service
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Pentecost Service
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Summer Fair
ASC Activity Weekend
Sports Day
ASC Holiday to
France
Leaver’ Service
Y3
SEAL – New Beginnings
PSHE – Food Groups
Lead Harvest Service
SEAL – Good to be me
PSHE – Dental Hygiene,
Health & Hygiene
SRE- Link to Science reproduction of fruit
SEAL – Relationships
PSHE – Appropriate
touches and greetings
SRE – Discuss appropriate
ways of expressing feelings
and emotions eg affection,
approval, disappointment,
anger
SEAL – Changes
PSHE – Functions of the
brain
Y3 and Y4 –
Whitemoor lakes
Team building
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Awards Evening
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Making crafts for
Christmas Fair
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Visit to theatre –
Pantomime
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Nativities
Carol Service
SEAL – Getting on and
falling out, Say No to
Bullying
PSHE – Similarities and
Differences
Visit to World Museum
History Focus
week
SEAL – Going for Goals
PSHE - Recycling
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Parish C.E. Primary School
Curriculum Overview – Year 3
MFL OVERVIEW
Y3
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
‘A New Start’
Introducing/revisiting KS1
simple Greetings, name
phrases, numbers and
colours
Responding to a simple
question. Responding to
simple instructions
Songs and rhymes
‘The Calendar and
Celebrations’
Greetings, feelings, nameasking and answering a
simple questions
Days of the week/ Months
of the year
Songs and rhymes
Simple classroom
instructions
Celebrate autumn and
Christmas in the target
language
‘Animals I like and don’t
like’
Epiphany in target
language, countries
Introduce/revisit/extend
(KS1) names of common
domestic animals
Simple like and dislike
phrases
Question and answer
Sounds animals make in
different language
An animal story and song
‘Carnival, colours and
playground games’
Celebrate carnival with
colours
Revisit and practice the
language of Aut 1, Aut 2
and Spr 1 with traditional
games. Rhymes and songs
shared by European
cultures or are special to
target language culture.
Celebrate Easter- games,
songs/ facts from target
language country
‘Food we eat everyday’
Foods we eat everydaybreakfast food and drinks,
fruit/ vegetables
Explore breakfast foods/
unusual fruits/ vegetables
that are common in target
language countries. How to
make a polite request
Story, games and simple
performance of a ‘Very
Hungry Giant’s Breakfast
Story’
‘Going on a picnic’
Geography of target
language country and
where people live.
Consolidate knowledge of
simple families of wordsnumbers 0-19, colours,
authentic foods and fruits.
Likes and dislikes and polite
requests. Story, games and
performance of ‘Let’s go on
a picnic’ story
A target language picnic
Stepping stones to Y4
Parish C.E. Primary School
Curriculum Overview – Year 3
AUTHORS
TERM 1
YEAR 3
Jeff Brown
TERM 2
Oliver Jeffers
POEMS
YEAR 3
 ‘The Owl and The Pussy Cat ‘ (Edward Lear)
 Spike Milligan
 Roald Dahl Revolting Rhymes
TERM 3
Ted Hughes