Spring term 2020 curriculum leaflets

The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Year 3. 2019-20 - Spring term For specific class information see https://abbey-federation.secure- primarysite.net/topic/class-pages For dates see https://abbey-federation.secure-primarysite.net/diary

Computing During computing this term, the children will be using 2Code on Purple Mash to program a series of commands to make different icons move. We will be using a sequence of programs, working with variables and various forms of inputs and outputs. The children will have the opportunity to design and write programs, solve problems by breaking them into smaller groups and use logical reasoning. As a final outcome, the children will be using all of the skills to create a Superhero cartoon that will move through given commands. make objects move. We will also be focusing on magnetism, and investigating materials and their properties. The children will be creating their own magnetic maze as a fabulous finish to the topic. In Spring 2, we will be studying different rocks, and investigating their properties by sorting and classifying them. The children will be testing the permeability and hardness of rocks and carry out some soil investigations. Religious Education This term we will explore what it means to be a good citizen in our community and find out about the values of different religions. There is a focus on Christianity, Sikhism, and Judaism some of the core morals of these three religions and some simple compare and contrasting. The topic of light allows children to see how light is important to these three religions in different ways. Children also touch upon humanism and how core morals and values may also be similar. Science In science, the children will be exploring the forces; push, pull or twist and determine which is needed to English This term we will be continuing to develop our ‘TalkϰWriting’, covering genres such as instructions, non-chronological reports, diary entry and advertisements. We will be using our topic of ‘Superheroes’ to inspire both fiction and non-fiction writing. The children will be developing their sentence types by including adverbial phrases, adverbs, similes and conjunctions. Weekly spelling tests will words, spelling patterns and alternatives spellings taken from the National Curriculum. Please help your child to practise each week.

Music This is a six-week Unit of Work. All the learning is focused around one song: Three Little Birds. As well as learning the song, playing, improvising and composing, the children will listen and appraise other reggae songs. From the previous unit, the children will use their experience of the recorder to play alongside the song following sheet music. The children will need additional exposure to recognising musical notes and this will be shown and discussed with them every lesson. French This term the children will be looking at stories and the environment around them (in the classroom). They will also be covering short units based around numbers, colours, animals and instruments. Throughout these units, the children will be given opportunities for speaking, listening and writing short phrases and sentences more independently. They will also begin to use a bilingual dictionary to support them.

Our topic is Superheroes (Spring 1) Stone Age (Spring 2).

Through this topic we will be linking our Art, Design Technology and Geography. Our Spring ϭ topic is ‘Superheroes’. Through this topic we will be creating Pop Art inspired work, creating a dance sequence and learn a new life skill; sewing. Parents will be invited to a workshop to help children sew their capes. The Geography for this half term focuses on Ordnance Survey maps which the children will use to create their own imaginary world. Children will be visited by ‘real-life Superheroes’ from our local community to talk about their important jobs. An exhibition will be held at the end of the half term to celebrate and showcase the children’s art, sewing and dances. During Spring 2, the children will learn about the Stone Age era. We will be finding out how Stone Age people lived, what they ate, what they wore and how they developed tools. The children will be visiting ‘Outback 2 Basics’ for an educational visit to experience a day in the life of a Stone Age person.

Soft skills: Respecting Everyone, Listening to Others, Problem Solving Life Skills: Sewing, Survival skills Bucket List: Outback to Basics, Sensible Pencil, Real Life Superheroes

Mathematics

PE The curricular links of Dance this half term are to the theme of superheroes. The dance will include movement to music of themed words e.g. zoom, swoop, dash, stealth along with body posture related to characteristics e.g. strong, brave along with antonyms for villains. As a final outcome we will be creating a class dance incorporating the movements developed over the half term. In Spring 2, the children will be developing their hand eye co-ordination, agility, throwing and catching skills using a competitive element in Dodgeball. We will be focussing on agility to change direction to exploit space and avoid the ball and Co- ordination to throw accurately towards a target. The children will continue to develop their understanding of Multiplication and Division through expanded column method to multiply a 1 digit number by 2 a 2 digit number. We then move onto Money where the children will learn to convert pounds to pence and add and subtract amounts.

History A brief unit of work focused around the culture and civilisation of the Stone Age. Looking at settlements and housing of the Stone Age people. Looking at culture and artwork of the stone age exploring how stone age people used cave drawing. Developing their understanding of the key historical events of the stone age through to the Iron Age period developing their understanding of BC and AD and prehistoric. The children also have the opportunity to handle artefacts from the period and experience the period through a Stone Age visitor. Art & Design Within this term, the children start the unit with a visit from Mr Marshall, a caricaturist in order to start their Pop Art topic. They will also be comparing Roy Lichtenstein to Andy Warhol and work in the style of them to create their own piece. They use the colour wheel to explore tertiary colours which build on from year ϭ’s colour wheel which looks at primary and secondary colours. Tertiary colours are then used in their Pop Art. Linking to their Stone Age topic, they make a cave painting after analysing cave paintings. They study the themes and colour choices. They then move on to producing a watercolour piece with a torn paper silhouette, looking like Stonehenge.

Design Technology Year 3 will be starting to use a range of stitching techniques to hem a cape and attach fabrics onto the cape. This links in with their super hero topic and crosses over with what is being learnt in Art. The children will explain the strengths and weaknesses of different materials which will aid them in choosing the correct materials for the final design. They will then evaluate their work against their own design criteria. Geography Through this unit of work the children will develop their map making skills drawing a map of a superhero planet plotting locations and features developing their understanding of OS symbols. They will further develop their understanding of OS maps by learning how to use 4-figure grid references to locate heroes in the local area and plotting routes. They will also develop their understanding of the differences between physical and human geography of the U.K and give justifications for their understanding. Through their study of the Stone Age era, children will gain an understanding of different types of settlements and the way in which the land is used.

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