History:
Science:
Who were the Tudors?
Find out about important / significant people and events in
Tudor times.
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To place Tudors on a timeline and identify key events in
Tudor times (Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I,
Elizabeth I, Sinking of the Mary Rose, Spanish Armada).
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To compare daily life for Tudors - rich / poor (clothing,
houses, foods).
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To produce a booklet / leaflet to summarise life in Tudor
times.
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To research Henry VIII and wives – prepare a fact-file
about the wives and make a poster about one of the wives.
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Tudor Christmas – to explore and research a Tudor
Christmas, contrast to Christmas now (meal, gifts,
Christmas cards, carols, Trees, celebrations /
entertainment).
Literacy:
Non Fiction
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Reports: to write a non-chronological report on life in
Tudor times.
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Persuasive Text: To write an advertisement for a wife for
Henry VIII. To include features of persuasive writing.
Fiction
(Narrative Unit 5 – dialogue and plays):
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Link to famous Tudor playwrite, Shakespeare. Explore a
range of stories, use voices for dialogue. To write
dialogue, focus on punctuating speech. Write a short story
including dialogue based on Tudor topic.
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To contrast playscripts with dialogue, identify features of
playscripts then write a play. Perform plays in small
groups.
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Narrative – to write a story linked to Henry VIII and his
wives.
ICT
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To use Microsoft Word for Mac to create an
advertisement for a new wife for Henry VIII, using
text boxes, images and formatting tools.
To create a Powerpoint presentation explaining life
in Tudor times.
To create a short movie about our outing to Bessie
Surtees House using IMovie.
To investigate magnets and identify and use
scientific vocabulary to describe.
To make slings for magnets and explore how magnets
are used to show direction (compass). Explore what
affects the direction the compass points in (another
magnet etc).
To explore magnetic and non-magnetic materials and
define the word magnet.
To investigate springs, link to forces produced and
stored. Complete investigation to experiment with
how far materials travel when released by a spring.
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Year 3
Topic: Terrible Tudors
Half-Term: Autumn 2
PSHE
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New Beginnings:
To focus on four key areas – developing the social
skills of friendship, working well together in a group,
managing anger and resolving conflict.
RE:
What is advent?
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To explore the meaning of advent to Christians.
Outdoor/Visits/Visitors
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Outing to Bessie Surtees’ House in Newcastle –
visit Tudor styled room, dress in Tudor clothing
and complete activities to support topic in
education room.
DT/Art:
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To create a collage using materials – Henry VIII
portrait.
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To research and investigate a famous artist and
produce an individual piece of artwork inspired by the
artist.
Numeracy:
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To collect and represent data in different ways.
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To interpret data represented in a range of
different ways such as bar charts and pictograms.
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To use standard units of measurement accurately.
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To read the time on an analogue and digital clock.
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To use language related to position and direction.
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To find fractions of numbers and shapes.
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To answer calculations involving multiplication.
French:
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To re-cap and consolidate learning from last half
term.
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To learn how to name classroom objects.
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To ask the names of objects and make simple
responses to name objects.
Music
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PE:
Unit 14
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To listen to Tudor music:
To identify beats, rhythm and instruments used to
make the music.
To compose their own Tudor music and perform as
groups.
To explore Tudor dancing – learn a Tudor dance and
put it to the music.
– Gymnastics:
To use own ideas in response to task.
To suggest warm up activities.
To balance and travel with increasing control and
technique.
To combine balance and travel to make routines.
To identify how performances can be improved.