Year 3
Year 3 Overview
Through the Ages - Autumn Term
This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.
| Suggested text |
Stig of the Dump – Clive King |
| Memorable experience |
Prehistoric visit |
| Innovate challenge |
Archaeological investigation |
| History |
Historical vocabulary; Prehistory; Stone Age; Bronze Age; Iron Age; Chronology and timelines; Everyday life; Tools and weapons; Settlements; Stonework and metalwork; Religion and beliefs; Wealth and power; Invention and ingenuity; Evidence and enquiry |
| English |
Narratives; Instructions; Cinquains; Chronological reports |
| Geography |
Human features; Stone Age monuments |
Rocks, Relics and Rumbles - Spring Term
This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity.
| Suggested text |
The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Philip Pullman |
| Memorable experience |
Let's rock! |
| Innovate challenge |
Red alert! |
| Geography |
Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; Compass points; Maps |
| English |
Non-chronological reports; Poetry; Newspaper reports; Diaries |
| Computing |
Databases |
| History |
Significant people – Mary Anning; Pompeii |
| Music |
Graphic scores |
| Science |
Rocks; Fossils; Soils |
| Science investigations |
How do fossils form? What is sand? What is soil? |
Emperors and Empires - Summer Term
This project teaches children about the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain.
| Suggested text |
Roman Tales: The Goose Guards – Terry Deary |
| Memorable experience |
Living museum |
| Innovate challenge |
Historical reports |
| History |
Chronology; Everyday life in ancient Rome; Founding of Rome; Power and rule; Roman Empire; Significant emperors; Social hierarchy; Roman army; Roman invasion of Britain; Significant people – Boudicca; Everyday life in Roman Britain; Romanisation of Britain; Roman withdrawal; Roman legacy |
| English |
Biographies; Letters; Myths; Poetry |
| Geography |
Maps |
| Science investigations |
Did the Romans use toilet roll? |
