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Year 3 Term 1 Curriculum Overview

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Year 3 · Term 1 learning plan

1	YEAR THREE TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS
2	Literacy Maths Spelling and Grammar Science Topic (Geography/History) PSHE 1 Danger: Rescue -Reading and responding to questions about settings, theme and characters in a text -Verbs Number and place value: -Odd and Even numbers -Counting Patterns Spelling list 1 Using a Dictionary
3	Looking after plants: -Plants and their parts
4	Life in a village: Maps
5	Settling in School Classroom Rules 2 Danger: -Using different forms of verbs and role play actions Addition and Subtraction of 2- and 3-digit numbers: -Inverse Calculations -Word Problems -2 Times Table Spelling list 2 Parts of speech and parsing
6	Looking after plants: - Plants and their parts Life in a village: Directions Self-Identity: Personal Identity 3 Danger: A busy day for firefighters: -Responding to questions from a text -Following instructions Properties of shapes -3 Times Table Spelling list 3 Simple tenses
7	Looking after plants: -plants need light and water Life in a village: Directions Self-Identity: Strengthen Identities 4 Staying in touch: Letters/emails -Reading and responding to questions -Pronouns -Irregular Verbs Multiplication and division: -Word Problems -4 Times Table Spelling list 4 Third person singular: verbs ending in <-y> Looking after plants: -Transporting water Life in a village: Village Self-Identity: Changes 5 Staying in touch: -Identifying punctuation -Apostrophes -Write a letter Fractions 5 Times Table Spelling list 5 Verb ‘To Be’ past, present and future. Looking after plants: -Plant growth and temperature Life in a village; Village of Dana Taking Care of My Body: Be more Active and Enjoying Outdoor Activities 6 Staying in touch -Speaking loud and clear -Speech marks -Homophones Measurement -Money -6 Times Table Spelling list 6 Syllables Looking after plants: -Check progress Life in a village; Farms and food Taking Care of My Body: Be more Active and Enjoying Outdoor Activities 7 HALF TERM
8	YEAR THREE TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS
9	8 Bugs -Poems: features -Respond to questions -Exclamation marks Measurement (mass) 7 Times Table Spelling list 7 Parsing sentences Present participle Looking after ourselves: -Food groups Life in a village Taking Care of My Body: Learning to look after Myself 9 Bugs - Germs: responding to questions - Compound words Addition and Subtraction -Word Problems -8 Times Table Spelling list 8 Present continuous
10	Looking after ourselves: -A healthy diet Life in a village: Chapter Review Taking Care of my Body: Healthy Eating 10 Bugs -Presenting and responding to information in a chart -Synonyms Addition and Subtraction -9 Times Table Spelling list 9 Parsing the sentences Past continuous Looking after ourselves: -A healthy diet Weather around the world: Choosing a holiday
11	Growing and Changing: Emotional Responses 11 Ivy Cottage -Exploring descriptive words -Writing a story with a familiar setting Types of sentences Shapes: -Properties of shapes -Lines of Symmetry -10 Times Table Spelling list 10 -Parsing sentences Proper nouns Looking after ourselves: -An unhealthy diet Weather around the world: Hot and cold places Growing and Changing: The Emotions of Others 12 Responding to the text -PIRA Style Multiplication and division: -Number and place value -11 Times Table Spelling list 11 Proper Adjectives Matching words and descriptions Looking after Ourselves: -An unhealthy diet Weather around the world: Looking at Switzerland Safety and Protection: Healthy, Safe and Active Classroom 13 ASSESSMENT WEEK 14 Sights, Sounds and Feelings -Finding loud and quiet verbs Multiplication and division; -Number and place value -12 Times Table Spelling list 12 Syllables Completing words Looking after ourselves: -Exercise and sleep Weather around the world; Life in Cairo Safety and Protection: Healthy, Safe and Active Playground 15 Sights, Sounds and Feelings -Interpreting real and imagined sounds Measurement: -Time -Assorted Times Table Spelling list 13 Paragraphs Organizing information
12	Looking after ourselves: -Check progress Weather around the world: Chapter Review Safety and Protection: Stay Safe in Different Places
13	YEAR THREE TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS
14	SPECIALIST OVERVIEWS WEEK MUSIC P.E. ICT 1 Meet the Recorder BASKETBALL Passing and Receiving Settling In, ICT Rules & Fun Activities 2 Learning Note G BASKETBALL Ball Handling Computer States, Start-up, Sign-in/out & Shutdown 3 Learning Note A BASKETBALL Ball Handling Review + Fun Week 4 Introducing Note B BASKETBALL Dribbling and movement Word Basics: Creating & Typing Documents 5 Learning Note C BASKETBALL Dribbling and movement Word Basics: Editing & Simple Formatting 6 Learning Note D BASKETBALL Mini game Review + Fun Week: Word Skills Challenge 7 HALF TERM 8 Playing Recorder Pieces Using GAB Football Introduction and ball familiarisation Review + Fun Week: Word Skills Refresher 9 Playing Recorder Pieces GAB Football Ball control and passing Saving Work: File Names, Save & Save As 10 Playing Recorder Pieces GABD Football Ball control and passing Finding, Opening & Continuing Saved Work 11 Playing Recorder Pieces GABD Football Dribbling, movement and Direction Review + Fun Week: Find, Open, Edit & Save Challenge 12 Playing Recorder Pieces Football Dribbling, movement and Direction Primary Assessments 13 Playing Recorder Pieces Football Mini Game Mini Word Project: Create, Format & Save 14 Playing Recorder Pieces Running and Agility Mini Word Project: Reopen, Edit & Complete 15 Playing Recorder Pieces Running and Agility Review, Reflection & Consolidation

These overviews guide planned learning. Teachers may adjust the pace and activities to suit students' needs. Please contact the class teacher or subject teacher for support.