The Romans
Year 3 Term 3
English
Instructional Writing
Writing our own Information texts about the
Romans.
Researching an area of Roman History that is of
interest to them, creating a non-chronological report
and presenting to the class.
Phonics: We shall be learning:
Plural rules and rules for adding suffixes and
prefixes.
Conventions related to the spelling pattern –le.
Science
This term we shall be
looking at different
types of Materials.
This is continued from
our Rocks and Soils
unit last term.
We shall focus on:
Classifying and
describing materials.
Hard and soft
materials.
Natural and Man-made
materials.
Materials used by the
Romans and their
purposes.
History and
Geography
We will be learning
about Early Rome and
their influences
(Etruscans and Greeks),
how the Romans built
their Empire and their
leaders (Augustus and
Caesar). We shall also
be developing our map
skills by studying which
parts of the world were
in the Roman Empire.
We will discover how
the Romans lived their
daily lives.
Maths
Roman Timeline, Mosaics Symmetry & Numerals.
Describing and classifying 2D, 3D shapes and
Prisms.
Measure and compare capacities in litres and
millilitres.
Use units of time: days, hours, minutes, and
seconds.
Organise data into charts, tables and graphs.
Multiplication, Subtraction, Addition and Division.
Problem Solving.
Music
Inspire Days/Activities
A visit to the Roman Baths.
Roman TASC Day (Week 5).
Art/ DT
In Art, we will be creating our own Roman
helmuts and shields, designing and making
Roman Mosaics and Clay pots. We shall be
taking our inspiration from traditional Roman
architecture and murals and looking at how
art changed over the course of the Roman
reign.
PE
ICT
In Games this term, we shall be learning how to play
hockey. We will be developing our team skills as well
as improving control and technique.
In dance, we will be learning some traditional Roman
dance as well as creating our own compositions to
perform to the class.
We will be learning how to change font, size
and colour of text, highlight an area of text,
add bullet points and move text to the centre
or right of the page. We will also be using
power point to present our learning as well as
using the internet to research the Romans.
Continuing Cello and Violin Lessons.
Learning ‘Mamma Mia’ for our School CD.
Researching music from the Romans and
composing our own Roman Music.
RE: Sikhism
We wille be finding out:
Who founded Sikhism and where did it begin?
The life of Guru Nanak – qualities and teachings.
The Khalsa and the 5K’s.
The significance of the Guru Granth Sahib.
The Gurdwara and the Langar.
We shall also be learning about Roman Religion and
the different Gods and Goddesses that they
worshipped.
Children’s Initial Questions:
Who were the Romans and where did they come
from?
What did they wear?
What did they eat and drink?
Did they have toilets? Where did they bathe?
What did they do for us?