Yearly Curriculum Overview
Homework in Year 3
Autumn 1: Stone Age
Summer 2: Rivers of the World
Summer 1: London's Skyline
Launch day - 23.04.25
To kick off our new history topic, Year 3 enjoyed an exciting Londonās Skyline Launch Day! We explored how Londonās skyline has changed over time, zooming in on key events like the Great Fire of London and discussing how it shaped the city. We proudly shared their creative holiday projects and asked inquisitive and insightful questions about each other's projects. We also did some other activities including a guess the London landmark quiz and a fast-paced Kahoot quiz. In the afternoon, we stepped back in time to learn all about VE Dayāhow people celebrated it and why itās remembered.
Spring 2: The Mediterranean
Launch day - 24.02.25
During Launch Day, Year 3s explored why the Mediterranean is a popular place to live and visit. They located the Mediterranean using maps, identified countries, and labeled them. They discovered Mediterranean food, tasted common dishes, and designed their own menus. Exploring culture, they learned about languages, famous artists, and created Picasso-inspired artwork. The unit concluded with reflections on their learning and a fun Mini Olympics, featuring races, long jump, and a bean bag throw. They really enjoyed the day and are very excited to learn more about the Mediterranean!
Spring 1: The Romans
Launch day - 08.01.25
This half term, Year 3 are diving into the fascinating world of the Romans. The morning began with an exciting exploration of Roman artifacts, sparking curiosity and lively discussion among the children. They examined various objects, speculating on their purpose and use in Roman daily life. One particular artifact, a sponge on a stick, caused quite a stir when its true use was revealed, leading to much laughter and surprise.
Next, the children played a Roman-themed board game, designed to teach them about different aspects of Roman life. As they moved around the board, they collected points by landing on squares that highlighted Roman customs, culture, and innovations. The inclusion of chance cards added an extra layer of excitement and unpredictability, making the game even more engaging.
The morning concluded with a fun and educational game of "Call My Bluff." In this activity, three children presented different explanations for the purpose of a Roman artifact. The rest of the class voted on which explanation they found most convincing, sharpening their reasoning and debating skills while learning more about Roman history.
The children are now eagerly anticipating their upcoming trip to the Gunnersbury Museum at the end of the month, where they will have the opportunity to see even more Roman artifacts and deepen their understanding of this remarkable period in history.
Autumn 2: London - Our Capital
Launch day - 04.11.24
Year 3 had an exciting and engaging Launch Day as they explored the vibrant city of London and the wider United Kingdom. The children kicked off the day by proudly sharing their holiday projects with their classmates, asking thoughtful questions to learn more about each otherās work.
Throughout the day, they explored a variety of maps, identifying the four countries of the UK, their capital cities, and the surrounding seas. The class then compared and contrasted key topographical, physical, and human features across the UK, gaining a deeper understanding of the land they live on.
To further deepen their learning, the children created informative fact files about population, tourism, and significant landmarks, highlighting some of the most iconic and interesting aspects of the UK.
The fun continued with interactive card-sorting games, where the children explored human and physical features in more depth. The day wrapped up with an exciting and competitive round of Kahoot, where the children tested their knowledge and had a great time reinforcing everything they had learnt.
It was a brilliant start to our exploration of the UK, sparking curiosity and encouraging a love for learning about the world around us.
Autumn 1: Stone Age
Launch day - 04.09.24
Year 3 had an incredible day stepping back in time to the Stone Age! The children were captivated by learning fascinating facts about early humans, their tools, and daily life. They unleashed their creativity by making their own cave paintings, just like ancient artists. The fun didn't stop thereāthey also played an exciting game of Stone Age charades, acting out hunting scenes, tool-making, and more! It was a day full of hands-on learning and laughter, bringing history to life in the most memorable way.
Summer 2: Why Are Rivers Important?
Launch day- 03.06.24
We presented holiday projects and shared what we have learned over the half term about rivers.
Did you know it is said that The Finke River may be the oldest river in the world!Ā
Children enjoyed sharing their homework projects; we had things from dioramas, questionnaires, illustrative posters and many more. It was fantastic to see how children recalled knowledge.Ā After this we used multimedia resources to find information regarding different rivers. We used chromebooks, projects and even atlases to help us locate rivers and identify the human and physical geography. Using our findings we created top trumps, posters and quizzes for other children.Ā
After furthering our understanding of rivers, their features and terminology, children used various mediums to create a diorama of one of the famous rivers we had researched. The results were amazing and children really integrated their learning through the activity.
Summer 1: London's Skyline
Launch day- 16.04.24
Year 3 started our new topic about the London skyline. We looked at a range of different sensational projects, We had everything from 3-D sculptures, pillows and artwork! We looked at how historical events have impacted our current skyline for example the geographical changes between the stone age and now. We also researched these time periods and participated in a carousel activity and created PowerPoints to present our findings about the different eras in history.
Spring 2: The Mediterranean
Launch day- 19.02.24
Year 3 began our new topic all about The Mediterranean. We started off the day showing our amazing projects; we had everything from fact files to quiz games and even a magnetic board game all about the flags!
We then looked more in depth about our topic thinking of the 22 countries which make up The Mediterranean. We looked at in detail the culture, arts and even got to try some Mediterranean delicacies!
Spring 1: The Romans
Launch day- 10.01.24
Year 3 had a fantastic morning presenting their homework projects to the class; seeing what they had created was amazing! We had mosaics, information posters and even shields! We examined various Roman artefacts, analysing what the Romans might have used them for. We looked at different items, from a sponge on a stick to a Roman helmet with a plume. It was a great way to start our curiosity about Roman Britain!
Autumn 2: London- Our Capital
Launch day- 30.10.23
In Year 3, the children loved showing their innovative projects off; we all learned some new facts about London and the Lake District! We had a wide range of projects from maps to quizzes and even replica computers!
We explored maps and videos to learn more about the physical and human geography of the United Kingdom before creating fact files based on the new knowledge. Did you know that Ben Nevis is taller than 14 Big Bens! The children were very excited to learn more about these two places and think about why the Lake District might be better to live in.
Autumn 1: Stone Age
Launch day- 6.09.23
Children in Year 3 really enjoyed sharing their projects, exploring artefacts and making cave paintings as part of our Stone Age Launch day on Wednesday. It was a great start to a new school year!