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Year 3

Welcome to Year 3

We hope you have all had a relaxing and enjoyable summer holiday and are ready to tackle the challenges of Year 3. We are excited to start this part of your learning journey with you and looking forward to working with you all. 

Here you will find all the information you need about Year 3 during our autumn term. 

Our topic this term is history-based and takes us hurtling back into the Stone Age. We will develop our understanding of the chronology of this period; learn about the similarities and differences between the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age and consider the reasons why the Romans under Julius Caesar chose to invade Britain in 55BC. This will be done through: 

  • Using sources of evidence such as cave paintings, to understand about life and survival in the Stone Age. 

  • Interpreting Ice Age maps of Europe to understand how new crops were brought to Britain and the impact this had on settlement 

  • Investigating how important the discovery of Skara Brae was for archaeologists and historians in building our knowledge of the Stone Age 

  • Considering the difference between fact and opinion through work on Cheddar Man and how more recent discoveries can challenge and change historians thinking about what we know about the past 

  • Constructing questions to find out what the Amesbury Archer can tell us about the Bronze age 

  • Delving into the stories of Lindow Man and the Snettisham Hoard to understand what they can tell us about life in the Iron Age 

  • Researching written accounts from around the time of 55BC to discover what people really thought about Britain at the time and how that might have influenced the Romans decision to invade. 

  • Some of our cross – curricular activities will involve creating our own cave paintings and using information from the Snettisham hoard to create our own Celtic designs (Art); building a pre-historic shelter (Outdoor Learning and DT); making maps of Skara Brae with overlays and plotting monuments from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age on to a map of the UK (Geography- human settlements) 

Throughout our learning, we will be considering key enquiry questions (listed below) and using our research and newly acquired knowledge to answer them. 

What was ‘new’ about the new Stone Age? 

Which was better bronze or iron? 

If you were Julius Caesar, would you have invaded Britain in 55BC? 

For additional curriculum information about our topic please click here

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Our science topic this term will be Animals, including humans and Rocks.

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Our English units this term will be based on the following texts:  

  • The BFG

Guided Reading text this term: 

  • The White Fox by Jackie Morris

For details about curriculum coverage of our English and Guided Reading units, please click here. 

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We continue to follow the White Rose curriculum in maths and the Year 3 topic overview can be found on the Maths Curriculum page by clicking here.  

 For a more detailed breakdown of curriculum coverage during the Spring term, please click here. 

Year 3 Topics

Year 3 Maths

Telling the Time

Year 3 Writing

Year 3 and 4 Spelling list

Reading

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Websites

 

  1. English and Guided Reading Units - Spring Term pdf