Year 3 - Curriculum Overview
As is the case with the rest of the school, each half term we will teach our lessons by focusing on one over-arching theme. Each theme forms part of our whole-school curriculum called Learning Means the World – a new and exciting curriculum that, whilst meeting all of the requirements of the National Curriculum, is forward thinking, highly relevant and deals with tomorrow's issues today.
Our themes are as follows:
Autumn
“Athens v Sparta” is a thematic unit based on Ancient Greece, with a key focus on history. Learning is centred on how the Greeks used to live, including the key aspect of mythology, especially highlighting the conflicts that characterized Ancient
Greece.
“A World of Difference” is a thematic unit based around world religions. It looks at the following faiths:- Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, examining aspects such as places of worship, holy books, core beliefs and
important festivals.
Spring
“Picture Our Planet” is a thematic unit, with a key focus on geography. Learning is centred around three contrasting localities:- Brazil, Scotland and Fiji, and includes key facts, physical and human features, traditions and customs and an insight into how each country is tackling particular conservation issues. Pupils will have the opportunity to look at a range of sources and evidence and make comparisons.
“Lightning Speed” is a thematic unit based around the history and development of the internet and World Wide Web, with a focus on computing. It primarily looks at how computers communicate, the importance of networks, how email works and
how the internet enables collaboration.
Summer
“Ug!” is a thematic unit, based on the sequence of Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, with a key focus on history. Pupils will be looking at what life was like then and comparing similarities and differences over the three consecutive periods.
“Rocky the Findosaur” is a thematic unit based around rocks and fossils, with a key focus on science. It teaches about different types of rocks and fossils, looking at how they are formed. This theme also teaches about solids, liquids and gases.
Our themes are as follows:
Autumn
“Athens v Sparta” is a thematic unit based on Ancient Greece, with a key focus on history. Learning is centred on how the Greeks used to live, including the key aspect of mythology, especially highlighting the conflicts that characterized Ancient
Greece.
“A World of Difference” is a thematic unit based around world religions. It looks at the following faiths:- Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, examining aspects such as places of worship, holy books, core beliefs and
important festivals.
Spring
“Picture Our Planet” is a thematic unit, with a key focus on geography. Learning is centred around three contrasting localities:- Brazil, Scotland and Fiji, and includes key facts, physical and human features, traditions and customs and an insight into how each country is tackling particular conservation issues. Pupils will have the opportunity to look at a range of sources and evidence and make comparisons.
“Lightning Speed” is a thematic unit based around the history and development of the internet and World Wide Web, with a focus on computing. It primarily looks at how computers communicate, the importance of networks, how email works and
how the internet enables collaboration.
Summer
“Ug!” is a thematic unit, based on the sequence of Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, with a key focus on history. Pupils will be looking at what life was like then and comparing similarities and differences over the three consecutive periods.
“Rocky the Findosaur” is a thematic unit based around rocks and fossils, with a key focus on science. It teaches about different types of rocks and fossils, looking at how they are formed. This theme also teaches about solids, liquids and gases.
