Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Year Group: 3
Autumn 2015-2016
Spring 2015-2016
Summer 2015-2016
7 ½ weeks then 7 ½ weeks
5 weeks then 4 ½ weeks
7 weeks then 7 weeks
Topic
Hunters and Gatherers
Victorian Childhood
Chocolate
Literacy
Reading:
The Stone Boy by Satoshi Kitamura
Who Were the First People by Phil Roxbee
Cox & Struan Reid
We will be consolidating and developing our
decoding skills whilst introducing children to
different strategies which they can use to
comprehend a text better (inference training).
Reading:
Leather Shoe Charlie by Gyeong-hwa Kim
Working in a Victorian Mill by John Malam
We will be consolidating and developing our
decoding skills whilst teaching children to use
different strategies to help them to
comprehend a text better (inference
training).
Reading:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald
Dahl
We will be consolidating and developing our
decoding skills whilst encouraging children to apply
different strategies to allow them to comprehend
a text better (inference training).
Writing - various text types including:
 Character descriptions
 Instructions
 Recount
 Persuasive writing
 Diary entry
 Narrative and Poetry
Writing - various text types including:
 Character and Setting descriptions
 Discussion texts
 Newspaper reports
 Persuasive letters
 Advertisements
 Narrative and Poetry
SPAG:
 Spelling of common HFW
 Basic sentence punctuation (. ABC ? ! “ ”)
 Nouns (singular, plural, collective)
 Pronouns
SPAG:
 Spelling rules for different tenses
 Basic sentence punctuation (. ABC ? ! “ ”)
 Adjectives
 Verbs & adverbs
S&L:
 Listening comprehension
 Talking partners
 Role Play
S&L:
 Listening comprehension
 Talking partners
 Role Play
Writing - various text types including:
 Balanced arguments
 Character and Setting descriptions
 Persuasive writing
 Newspaper report
 Instruction texts
 Recount
 Narrative and Poetry
SPAG:
 Spelling rules for different tenses
 Punctuation (. ABC ? ! “ ”…, ())
 Making sentences
 Sentence writing and conjunctions
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S&L:
 Listening comprehension
 Talking partners
 Role Play
 Homework Presentations
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Numeracy
Number, place value & fractions:
 counting 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100
more or less than a given number
 place value three-digit number
 compare and order numbers up to 1000
 Fractions-read, write, understand
tenths
Calculations:
 add and subtract numbers mentally,
including:
o a three-digit number and ones
o a three-digit number and tens
o a three-digit number and
hundreds
 Informal 2-digit and 2-digit addition
and subtraction.
Measurement & Geometry:
 measure, compare, add and subtract:
lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g);
volume/capacity (l/ml)
 tell and write the time from an analogue
clock,
 add and subtract amounts of money to
give change, using both £ and p in
practical contexts
Year Group: 3
Number, place value & fractions:
 identify, represent and estimate numbers
using different representations
 read and write numbers up to 1000 in
numerals and in words
 Fractions-read, write, understand tenths
 recognise, find and write fractions of a
discrete set of objects: unit fractions
and non-unit fractions with small
denominators
 recognise and use fractions as numbers:
unit fractions and non-unit fractions with
small denominators
 recognise and show, using diagrams,
equivalent fractions with small
denominators
Calculations:
 estimate the answer to a calculation and
use inverse operations to check answers
 recall and use multiplication and division
facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication
tables
 solve problems, including missing number
problems, involving multiplication and
division, including positive integer scaling
problems and correspondence problems in
which n objects are connected to m
objects.
Number, place value & fractions:
 add and subtract fractions with the same
denominator within one whole [for
example, 5⁄7 + 1⁄7 = 6⁄7 ]
 compare and order unit fractions with the
same denominator
 solve problems that involve all of the
above.
Calculations:
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add and subtract numbers with up to three
digits, using formal written methods of
columnar addition and subtraction
solve problems, including missing number
problems, using number facts, place value,
and more complex addition and
subtraction.
write and calculate mathematical
statements for multiplication and division
using the multiplication tables that they
know, including for two-digit numbers
times one-digit numbers, using mental and
progressing to formal written methods
solve problems, including missing number
problems, involving multiplication and
division, including positive integer scaling
problems and correspondence problems in
which n objects are connected to m
objects.
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Statistics
 interpret and present data using bar
charts, pictograms and tables
 solve one-step and two-step questions
[for example, ‘How many more?’ and
‘How many fewer?’] using information
presented in scaled bar charts and
pictograms and tables.
Year Group: 3
Measurement & Geometry:
 measure, compare, add and subtract:
lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g);
volume/capacity (l/ml)
 know the number of seconds in a
minute and the number of days in
each month, year and leap year
 compare durations of events [for
example to calculate the time taken
by particular events or tasks].
 draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D
shapes using modelling materials;
recognise 3-D shapes in different
orientations and describe them
 identify right angles, recognise that
two right angles make a half-turn,
three make three quarters of a turn
and four a complete turn; identify
whether angles are greater than or
less than a right angle
 recognise angles as a property of
shape or a description of a turn
Measurement & Geometry:
 measure, compare, add and subtract:
lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g);
volume/capacity (l/ml)
 measure the perimeter of simple 2-D
shapes
 add and subtract amounts of money to give
change, using both £ and p in practical
contexts
 tell and write the time from an analogue
clock, including using Roman numerals from
I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
 estimate and read time with increasing
accuracy to the nearest minute; record
and compare time in terms of seconds,
minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as
o’clock, a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon
and midnight
 identify horizontal and vertical lines and
pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines.
Statistics
Statistics
 interpret and present data using bar
charts, pictograms and tables
 solve one-step and two-step questions
[for example, ‘How many more?’ and
‘How many fewer?’] using information
presented in scaled bar charts and
pictograms and tables.
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interpret and present data using bar
charts, pictograms and tables
solve one-step and two-step questions [for
example, ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many
fewer?’] using information presented in
scaled bar charts and pictograms and
tables.
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RE
From CTS:
 The Christian Family
 Called to change
Statements to Live By
P4C
Sacramental Programme
Year Group: 3
New curriculum
‘Come and See’
New curriculum
‘Come and See’
Statements to Live By
P4C
Sacramental Programme
Statements to Live By
P4C
Sacramental Programme
Science
Nutrition and the Digestive System
Light
Plants
Forces and Magnets
Teeth
States of Matter
History
Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the
Iron Age.
Local History
Aztecs
Geography
Britain Today
Local Area Study
South America
Unit 3- Celebrations
Unit 1-All About Me
Supported by Sylvie Beattie
Unit 2- Games and songs
Topic based activities covering aspects within
the following areas:
Programming and control using Discovery
Coding.
Topic based activities covering aspects within the
following areas:
French
Computing
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Using Technology
Using the internet
Communicating and collaborating online
Creating and publishing
Digital media
Using data
Programmimg and control
Modelling and Simulations
e-safety
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Using Technology
Using the internet
Communicating and collaborating online
Creating and publishing
Digital media
Using data
Programmimg and control
Modelling and Simulations
e-safety
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PSHE
From PSHE planning matrix:
Healthy lifestyles
 Food groups
 Health and hygiene
Year Group: 3
From PSHE planning matrix:
Myself and others
 Appropriate touches and greetings
 Local environment
 Recycling
From PSHE planning matrix:
Healthy lifestyles
 Dental hygiene
From PSHE planning matrix:
Body Awareness
 Similarities and differences
 Functions of the brain
Athletics
PE
Supported by Steve Nield
Gymnastics
Music
Wider Opps delivered by Andy Wilson from
Oldham Music Service
Wider Opps delivered by Andy Wilson from
Oldham Music Service
Wider Opps delivered by Andy Wilson from
Oldham Music Service
Art
Topic based activities:
Topic based activities:
Topic based activities:
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Using a range of materials (pencil,
charcoal, paint, clay)
 Sketching
 Artist study
Topic based activities involving designing,
making and evaluating a variety of products.
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Fairtrade Fortnight 22.02.16-07.03.16
Lent
Easter
Easter Productions
Mother’s Day 06.03.16
Monthly Mass
Sports Day
Father’s Day 19.06.16
Peace Day
Monthly Mass
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DT
Key Dates &
Events
Prehistoric cave paintings
Making and decorating pottery, based on
one of the periods we have explored.
Topic based creative and practical activities,
including cooking and nutrition. The children will
develop their understanding of and apply the
principles of a healthy and varied diet
Healthy Living Week 28.09.15
Life Education Caravan WB 23.11.15
Advent
Christmas
Monthly Mass
Games/Dance
Using a range of materials (pencil, charcoal,
paint, clay)
 Sketching
 Artist study
Topic based activities involving designing, making
and evaluating a variety of products.