ENGLISH
Children will learn to:
extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by
using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because,
although
use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past
tense
choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and
cohesion and to avoid repetition
use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and
cause
use fronted adverbials
learn the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2
use commas after fronted adverbials
indicate possession by using the possessive apostrophe with
plural nouns
use and punctuate direct speech
learn about some of the differences between Standard English
and non-Standard English and begin to apply what they have
learnt eg in play scripts
use and understand the grammatical terminology in English
Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately when discussing their
writing and reading.
The following genres will be studied:
Play scripts
Adventure stories
Persuasive texts
Non chronological reports
Poetry
MUSIC
To explore their thoughts and feelings through responding physically,
intellectually and emotionally to a variety of music from different times and
cultures through:
 Controlling sounds through singing and playing - performing skills
 Creating and developing musical ideas - composing skills
 Responding and reviewing - appraising skills
 Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding
COMPUTING
Communicating safely on the internet
Collecting and analysing data
PHSE
Relationships
Changes
GEOGRAPHY
Rainforest – The Amazon
Locate Amazon on world map
Human and physical features and the impact on the
environment.
Deciduous Forest case study
Field work and comparison to the Amazon
Richmond, Wimbledon Park/Kew Gardens/Sherwood
Forest
PROJECTS
Create a model of the Amazon rainforest
MfL (SPANISH)
Classroom instructions/Greetings
Animals/ Colours
Saying name and age
Numbers 1-15
Simple opinions
Days of the week
Gender
High frequency verbs (tengo, soy, me gusta, detesto,
quisiera)Aquí hay
Definite and indefinite articles (el,la,los, las, un, una)
RE
What can we learn from stories shared by Christians,
Muslims and Jews?
MATHS
Shape and Angles
recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn
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
identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines
draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials
recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
Length, Weight, Capacity
measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml)
solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more
complex addition and subtraction
continue to measure using the appropriate tools and units, progressing to using a wider range of
measures, including comparing and using mixed units (for example, 1 kg and 200g) and simple
equivalents of mixed units (for example, 5m = 500cm)
Time
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
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]
Exploring Calculation Strategies
Counting up/down
Bridging
Rounding (e.g. +9 = +10-1)
Use of number bonds within 20 in other calculations
Explain and justify why we use a particular strategy
Summer Term 2016-2017
Y3
PE
Rounders, Cricket, Volleyball
Fitness and Wellbeing
Orienteering/Volleyball/Games
ART/DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Drawing and Painting
Printing/Sculpture
Moving Monsters
SCIENCE
Plants
the parts of flowering plants and their functions
the conditions affecting plant growth and plants as living things
how water is transported in plants
plant life cycles, in particular how seeds are formed, dispersed and germinate.
Light and Shadow
recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light and
notice that light is reflected from surfaces
recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous - there are ways to protect their eyes
recognise that shadows are formed when the light is blocked by an opaque object
find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change