ST BERNARDS Catholic Primary School

YEAR 3 WHOLE CURRICULUM MAP

2017-2018
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Term Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Topic Stone Age to Iron Age The Secret Garden Roman Britain - Local Study

Narrative Stories with familiar settings Adventure/Mystery Fables & Folktales

Know a novel Know a novel Know a novel

TEXTS The Beach (RWI) (2 weeks) Museum mystery (Unit 5) (2 weeks) Seasons of Splendour (2 weeks)

Playscript (Unit 2 RWI) Written The Green Ship Written Aesops Fables Written
outcomes outcomes outcomes
linked with linked with linked with
Written Write from different perspectives modules Write an extended story modules To write and perform a play modules
Outcomes already focusing on plot already already
covered. covered. covered.

Non Fiction Report writing Instructions Discussion/ Persuasion Recount Explanation

Written To write a non- To write and To present a point of view To write a news report of an
Outcomes chronological evaluate a range in the form of a letter unfolding event.
report of instructions
To write an explanation of a
process.

Poetry Poems to perform Language Play Shape Poems

Written Draft and write own versions of The Compose class and Enjoy reading and writing own
Outcomes Sound Collector. individual poems that play calligrams and shape poems.
with language.
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Text level Statements, questions, exclamations, commands Paragraphs Headings and subheadings.
features Organise ideas Adjectives

Compound sentences Complex sentence structure Prepositions

Sentence Tenses Pronouns Adverbs
level features Capital letters for titles Pluralisation Verbs in 1st 2nd 3rd person
Commas Commas in lists
Capital letters and full stops

Grammar

YR 3 1C Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate
direct speech.
Yr 3 (3) Expressing time, place and cause using adverbs
(for example, then, next, soon, therefore) or
prepositions (for example, before, after, during, in,
because of).
Yr 3 (5) Begin to use paragraphs in a way to group
related material
Yr 3 (5) Use headings and sub headings to aid
presentation
Yr 3 (2) Formation of nouns using a range of Yr 3 (2) Word families based on common
prefixes (e.g super-, anti-, auto-). words, showing how words are related in form
and meaning (for example, solver, solution,
Yr 3 (1B) Expressing time, place and cause
dissolve, insoluble).
using conjunctions (for example, when,
before, after, while, so, because).
Yr 3 (4) Use of the present perfect form of
verbs instead of the simple past (for
example, He has gone out to play contrasted
with He went out to play).

Yr 3 (2) Use of the forms a or an according to whether

the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel (for
example, a rock, an open box).
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Spellings Suffixes from Year 2 (-s, -es, -er, -ed, -ing) From Year 2: suffixes Previously taught suffixes (-ed, -ing, -s,
Revise prefix un -ness and -ful following a -es,-ness, -ful, -less and -ly)
consonant Suffix -ly with root words ending in le
Teach prefix dis (disappoint, disagree,
Prefixes sub- and tele- and ic
disobey)
From Year 2: apostrophe for contraction Suffix -ly
Apostrophes for contractions Words from statutory and personal Apostrophes for contractions
Words from statutory and personal spelling lists spelling lists Rare GPCs (// sound)
Rarer GPCs: words with the /e/ sound spelt ei Words with the // sound spelt ch Words from statutory and personal
(vein), eigh (eight), aigh (straight) or ey (they)
(mostly French in origin) as well as s, spelling lists
Homophones (brake/break, grate/great, eight/ate,
weight/wait, son/sun) ss(ion/ure) From Years 1 and 2: vowel digraphs
Prefixes mis- and re- suffixes -less and-ly The // sound spelt ou
The // sound spelt y Prefixes super- and auto- Homophones (including heel/heal/hell,
Words ending with the Homophones plain/plane, groan/grown and rain/rein/
/g/ sound spelt -gue and the /k/ sound spelt -que Words with the /k/ sound spelt ch (Greek in reign)
origin)

R.E Creation, Prayers, Saints and Feasts, Advent Christmas, Revelation, Lent Easter, Pentecost and Mission, Sacraments

Written News report News report Explanation

Outcomes Non chronological Report
Instructions Instructions
Discussion
Write an extended story Recount - Diary Write from different perspectives

Letter

History/ Stone Age to Iron Age The Secret Garden Roman Britain - Local Study
fiction Ug the boy Genius Five children and it The travelling Cat
Stone Boy The Secret Garden
Written News report Instructions Discussion
Outcomes Instructions Non chronological Report Persuasion
Recount - Diary Discussion News report
Write from different perspectives Explanation
Write an extended story
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Geog Name and locate the cities of the UK
objectives Ask and respond to geographical questions e.g
describe the landscape. Why is it like this? How has
man affected what it looks like? What do you think
about that?
Develop an awareness of how places relate to each
other
Understand and use a widening range of terms e.g.
specific vocab meander, floodplain, location,
industry, transport, settlement, water cycle
Science Rocks and Soils volcanoes
Compare and group together different kinds of
objectives rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple
physical properties
Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed
when things that have lived are trapped within
rock
Recognise that soils are made from rocks and
organic matter
Find patterns in the way that the size of shadows
change
Setup simple practical enquires, comparative fair
tests
Animals including humans
Identify that animals, including humans, need the
right types and amounts of nutrition, and they
cannot make their own food, they get nutrition
from, what they eat
Identify that humans and some other animals have
skeletons and muscles for support, protection and
movement
Explain about weather conditions/
patterns around the UK and parts of
Europe
Use basic geographical vocabulary such
as cliff, valley, ocean, vegetation, soil,
mountain, port, harbour, factory, office
Light and Shadows
Recognise that we need light to see
things and that dark is the absence of
light
Notice that light reflects from surfaces
Recognise that light from the sun can be
dangerous and that there are ways to
protect eyes
Recognise that shadows are formed
when the light from a light source is
blocked by a solid object
Plants
Identify & describe functions of
different parts of flowering plants:
roots, stem, leaves & flowers
Explore the needs of plants for life and
growth and how they vary from plant to
plant
Investigate how water is transported
within plants
Explore what part flowers play in the life
cycle of flowering plants, including
pollination, seed formation and
dispersal
Know the physical and human features of
the locality
Understand why there are similarities and
differences between places
Magnets and forces
Compare how things move on different
surfaces
Notice that some forces need contact
between two objects, but magnetic forces
can act at distance
Observe how magnets attract or repel each
other and some materials, but not others
Compare and group every day materials on
whether or not they are magnetic
Know that magnets have 2 poles
Predict whether two magnets will attract
or repel each other
Setup simple practical enquires,
comparative fair tests
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Art Explore shading, using different media.
Compare and recreate form of natural and man-
objectives made objects.
Experiment with different materials to create a
range of effects and use these techniques in the
completed piece of work.
Know about some of the great artists, architects
and designers in history and describe their work
Understand and identify key aspects
such as complimentary colours, colours
as tone, warm and cold colours.
Create printing blocks using relief or
impressed techniques.
Add detail to work using different types
of stitch, including cross stitch.
Use a sketchbook for recording
observations, for experimenting with
techniques or planning out ideas.
Explain what he/she likes/ dislikes about
their work.
Create a collage using overlapping and
layering.