English
We will be looking at descriptive writing and
learning about what makes a great story
opener. We will also be planning and creating
our own descriptive story opener with the
emphasis on settings. The Roman topic will
give us the inspiration for this writing.
In our punctuation and grammar sessions,
the children will be applying what they
already know about possessive apostrophes,
conjunctions and adverbs of time in writing
linked to our class topic.
As always, varied reading comprehension
activities will be practised on a regular
basis.
Science
During this unit children will identify light sources
& discuss the sun.
They will establish that light is reflected off things
that we see & that darkness is an absence of
light. They will look at the transparency of various
materials & the shadows they form and make
enquiries about shadows.
PE
Year 3 Topic Plan
Monday - Athletics
Thursday - Field hockey
History—The Romans
During this topic we will be using non-fiction books,
internet resources and DVDs to find the answers to
the following questions.
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Who were the Romans and where did they
come from?
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How did the Romans expand and defend their
Empire?
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Who was Julius Caesar and why did he invade
Britain?
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Who was Boudicca and why did she rebel
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against the Romans?
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What was it like to be a Roman soldier?
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Why was the Roman army so successful?
Maths
Maths teaching will mostly
be taught in isolation from
the topic although when it
is appropriate to make links
they will be made.
French
Art
.
Art work this term will be linked to
our Roman topic.
We will look at the use of
mosaics during Roman times.
We will design and create our
own mosaic patterns
In French this term the children will
be learning to:
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Introduce themselves in
French
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Say their age
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Introduce their family
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Use mon/ma/mes in the context of family
•
Read and spell the days of
the week.