Literacy
The children will study stories from familiar settings and learn the
importance of describing a setting in a story. The children will then
write their own description of a setting.
The children will also explore a range of adventure and mystery
stories and work on plot, structure, description and character. They
will then write their own adventure story.
They will learn about authors and letters where they will explore
aspects of an author’s style and analyse letters written for different
purposes. In addition they will explore and write shape poems.
Ongoing activities include reading, spellings, listening to stories and
poems, speaking and listening, grammar and punctuation activities
and handwriting practice.
LQ – Can I write a letter in role as a rich or poor Tudor child?
History
The children will learn about the lives of different types of people
living in Tudor times. They will also learn about Henry VIII and why
he married six times.
Numeracy
The children will work on place value, partitioning three digit
numbers, as well as ordering and rounding numbers. They will
develop strategies for mental and written calculation of the four
operations and will apply their knowledge to solve real life
problems involving money. They will also measure and compare
objects using metres and centimetres. In addition they will learn
to classify and describe 2D and 3D shapes referring to their
properties and symmetry.
LQ – What was Tudor money like?
Art
Portraying Relationships – The children will investigate how
paintings, prints, photographs and other images including figures,
communicate ideas about relationships. They will use composition
skills to make a double portrait that conveys ideas about themselves
and their relationship with another person in their lives.
Teeth and Eating - The children will extend their knowledge
of their personal health and how this relates to diet. They will
learn how teeth are related to diet and the importance of
dental care. The children will use a range of experimental
and investigative work.
Magnets and Springs - The children will experience forces
including attraction and repulsion between magnets,
compression and stretching of springs and stretching of
elastic bands. The children will learn that these forces have
direction and can vary in size. They will also learn which
materials are attracted to magnets.
Geography
LQ – What types of food did the Tudors enjoy?
The children will learn about modes of transport developed and
used in the Tudor period and learn about famous British
explorers. They will also learn about places Henry VIII liked to
visit in our local area.
LQ – Where did Henry VIII live and enjoy spending time?
LQ – Where did the Tudors travel to? How did they get
there?
LQ – Why did Henry VIII marry six times?
LQ – What was the difference between the lives of rich and poor
Tudors?
Science
Who were the Tudors?
ICT
The children will learn how to create and use the information
in a database. Using software they will investigate the
creation of sound using a computer.
LQ – What was technology like in the Tudor period?
LQ – Can I research the Tudors on the internet?
Autumn Term Year 3 2013
RE
PE
The children will enjoy and learn team games and develop skills
and tactics. Through gymnastics they will create and perform
fluent sequences on the floor and using apparatus.
LQ – Did the Tudors participate in physical activity?
LQ – Can I investigate the relationships in Tudor paintings?
The Christian Family – The children will begin to understand
that the church is the family of God and that we join this
family through the sacrament of Baptism.
Mary, Our Mother – The children will learn that God called
Mary to be the Mother of Jesus; they will learn the Hail Mary
and begin to understand it. They will understand Advent as a
time of preparation for the coming of Jesus.
Topic Day
LQ – Can I design a Tudor rose?
Design Technology
LQ – What did Henry VIII believe?
During the ‘Tudor Day’ the children will experience the food,
fashion and entertainment that the Tudors enjoyed.
LQ – How did the Tudors celebrate?
Sandwich Snacks - The children will learn basic food preparation
techniques and ways of combining components to create simple food
products. They will develop their designing and making skills by using
their own experiences, evaluating existing products and learning to
combine components according to taste, appearance and texture.
Docklands Museum – Rich and Poor Tudors
LQ – What were food preparation techniques like in the Tudor
period?
LQ – What was the difference between the lives of rich and
poor Tudors?
Places to Visit
Music
The children will participate in composing, singing and
playing instruments with music teacher Mrs Ley. They will
join in with activities in preparation for Christmas.
LQ – Can we learn a Tudor song?