Autumn 1
| English | Reading | Writing |
| This half term, our main texts are Flotsam and A Boy called Bat. We will work on retrieval and understanding what we have read. | We will be exploring and writing in a range of genres and ensuring that we build on the skills learned in Key Stage 1. |
| Maths | Number – Place Value | Number – Addition and Subtraction | Number – Multiplication and Division |
| This half term, we recap and build on our place value knowledge by finding 10 and 100 more or less, comparing numbers up to 1000 and ordering numbers. | We will be begin to use formal methods to add and subtract 3-digit numbers. We use our strong mental methods to consolidate this. | In Autumn, we start by counting in 3s, 4s, 8s, 50s and 100s. We also start to multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers formally and mentally. |
| Science | This half term, our unit of learning is Rocks and Soils. The children will compare and group together different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties. We will Describe how fossils are formed and recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. |
| RE | Christianity Our key question for the half term is: What do Christians learn from the Creation story? We will look at how Christians believe God created the world in 7 days. |
| PE | In indoor PE over the next half term, Year 3 will be introduced to gymnastics and focus on body shape and balance. |
| History | We begin Year 3 by learning about Stone Age and the progression to the Iron Age in Britain. This includes studying:
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| D&T | This half term, the children will begin to understand how the different levers and linkages work and how to make them. We will use the appropriate tools accurately to cut and join the pieces of card together, including:
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| PSHE | Global Learning – the children will continue to learn about social and health topics around the world, including food and water and how charities help to distribute to those in need through food banks. |
| Music | This term, the children will be developing the skills of ostinato using some tuned percussion alongside untuned percussion. They will select descriptive sounds to accompany a poem and create a musical retelling. |
| Computing | In Computing this term, alongside learning about staying safe online, Year 3 will write programs that accomplish specific goals using Scratch. We will also use sequence in programs, work with various forms of input and work with various forms of output. |