Scotholme Primary School Long Term Plan.
Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
3C
Term
Theme
Driver
Literacy
Other Subjects and
Breadth of Study
Who do you
think you
are?
(How our
environment
shapes our
world)
Communities
and
Environment
Information
texts.
GEOGRAPHY Contrasting and
Autumn 1
Key Skill-
Improving own
learning and
performance.
Seal- New
beginnings
Safety
QuestionSafety around
school
Letters.
(Extra writing –
Poetry based on
emotions of living
in Eyam at time of
the plague,
recount story of
the plague in
Eyam)
comparing city and village
(Nottingham and Eyam – looking at
houses, religious buildings, tourist
attractions, shops, land use, etc)
Local environment studies – features
on a map (sound, industry, land use)
HISTORY Great Fire of London, The
Plague, King Charles and the Rise of
Oliver Cromwell
MUSIC Motivational
Music/Celebration of life –
Motivational songs
(Beautiful Life – Ace of Base,
The story of your life – Matthew
West,
Love can build a bridge – Westlife,
Full of grace – Sarah Mclachlan,
For Good – from Wicked
Stand by me – Seal)
Art Cityscapes (collage) and
countryside scenes (painting in style
of George Gellee)
Science - Habitats and environment.
RE Sikhism (Looking at place of
worship, holy book and 5 K’s, a holy
festival)
PE Dance and Gymnastics (exploring
dance moves from different cultures
and including into sequences)
Scotholme Primary School Long Term Plan.
Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
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GEOGRAPHY Look at foods from
Autumn 2
Key SkillWorking with
others
Seal-
Getting on and
falling out. Anti
bullying week.
Safety
QuestionSafety around
home.
Food,
Glorious
Food.
Diversity and
Spirituality
Enterprise
Instructions
Stories from
familiar
settings.
(Extra writing –
Write a diary as
though they are a
banana travelling
to a supermarket.
Write their own
motivational
poem/rhyme or
rap)
home countries. Is there a famous
food that comes from their country?
Local visit to Asda. Where do our
foods come from? Use maps and
internet to find out where foods are
grown. Focus on transporting of foods
and how this can harm our
environment. How could we still have
these foods but save our planet?
DT Food and recipes from local area.
(Link to seasonal foods, grown locally
– locals shops, carbon footprint, food
from other countries) Visit to Asda.
Plan, make and evaluate food. Link to
Literacy.
PSHE/ICT Air miles and Fair Trade
bananas and chocolate (linked to
Aztecs later in the year)
MUSIC Motivational
Music/Celebration of life –
Motivational songs
(Beautiful Life – Ace of Base,
The story of your life – Matthew
West,
Love can build a bridge – Westlife,
Full of grace – Sarah Mclachlan,
For Good – from Wicked
Stand by me – Seal)
Science Plants and environment.
RE Visit to Gurdwara or parent to
come in and talk about Sikhism
(Gurkippa’s Mum?) Look at special
food Sikh’s eat.
Scotholme Primary School Long Term Plan.
Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
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Spring 1
Key Skill-
Problem Solving
Seal-
Going for Goals
Safety
Question-
Cities of
Gold
Knowledge of
the World
Myths and
Legends
Creative Arts
Dialogue and
Plays
(Extra writing –
Recount of trip to
Cadbury World)
Inspiration Trip to Cadbury World
History Who were the Aztecs and
when and where did they live? (Look
at where they originally lived, where
they travelled to, how their life
adapted to living on a lake, wars and
discovery of cocoa bean)
Geography How did the Aztecs adapt
to living on a lake/water?
personal safety
Art Explore and investigate Aztec
repeating patterns and symmetry.
(Use the sun stone as an example)
Science Rocks and soils (gemstones,
how they are found, child labour,
fairness) Fair Mining
PSHE/ICT Air miles and Fair Trade
bananas, gems and chocolate
PSHE Drug Education
PE Games (Fairness)
Music Repeating rhythms – drumming
(link to art)
RE Look at Creation stories from
around the world.
Scotholme Primary School Long Term Plan.
Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
3C
Spring 2
Key Skill-
Improving own
learning own
learning and
performance
Seal-
Good to
be me
Safety
QuestionRoad Safety
Fair Play
Sustainable
Environments
Adventure
stories
Human Rights
Poetry
Personal well
being
(Extra writing –
instructions on
how to clean
teeth, diary of
working in a mine)
History Look at Aztec life, clothes,
houses and sacrifices. Aztecs
chocolate/cocoa bean discovery.
Story of fair trade chocolate.
Chocolate tasting – Fair trade v non
fair trade chocolate.
Art Create Aztec masks (mosaic)
.
Science Teeth and Healthy Eating.
Link to food topic and
chocolate/cocoa bean discovery by
the Aztecs
Personal Hygiene (cleaning teeth,
washing, changing clothes)
Music Repeating rhythms – drumming
(link to art) Create a drumming
rhythmic piece for Aztec worshipping
Gods/celebration of sacrifice.
RE Look at Aztec Gods and
Goddesses and Creation stories from
around the world.
ICT Super story of how Aztec city
came into existence. 2 create
information book on Aztec city and
buildings.
PE Hockey skills – Look at passing,
shooting, defending and attacking.
Scotholme Primary School Long Term Plan.
Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
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Summer 1
Key SkillWorking with
others
Seal-
Relationships
Safety
Question- E
safety
Around the
world
Physical
Activity
Reports on a
country.
Knowledge of
the World
Poems to
perform (link
to a sport or
festival)
Science and
technology
(Extra writing –
Linked to festivals
For example: Poem
about things they
are thankful for
(Thanksgiving, etc)
SATS Preparation and testing
Geography/Festivals Around the
world in 80 days. Connecting ourselves
to the world. Looking at festivals
from around the world and
investigating the country – size,
population, major cities, famous
buildings and people.
PSHE Human Rights - A right to an
education. Malala Yousafari.
Look at countries where children do
not go to school but have to work. Is
this right? What are the
positives/negatives?
RE – Neighbours. Who are our
neighbours? How should we treat our
neighbours? How can we help people
who are less fortunate than
ourselves? Link to Relationships in
SEAL.
PE Rounders
Science Materials, Forces
Magnetism, Friction. Relate to sports
– ice skating, motor racing, etc.
Music/ICT Create music inspired by a
festival. Use instruments and
composing. 2 compose on the
computers.
Trip Residential Trip to Hartington
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Year 2013- 2014
Year 3 curriculum
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Summer 2
Key Skill-
Problem solving
Seal-
Changes
Safety
QuestionPeople safety
Around the
world
Social and
emotional well
being
Physical
Activity
Knowledge of
the World
Creative
Writing - story
(Extra writing –
Writing an auto
biography about
what they believe
in)
DT Bread from around the world –
research, tasting and making.
DT/Art Link to festivals (creating
carnival float/peg doll with costume,
etc)
Geography Around the world in 80
days. Connecting ourselves to the
world. Looking at festivals from
around the world and investigating
the country – size, population, major
cities, famous buildings and people.
INDEPENDENCE - Children to
produce a topic style poster/leaflet
about chosen country.
PE Tennis
Sports Day
Science Materials, Forces
Magnetism, Friction. Relate to sports
– ice skating, motor racing, etc.
RE/PSHE Look at differences and
being different (beliefs, body image,
etc). Investigate differences and
similarities in other’s beliefs.
(Trip to see Wicked?)