Year 3 Curriculum

 Our classes in Year 3 are Strong Class and King-Smith Class, named after the authors Jeremy Strong and Dick King-Smith.

Click here to see our Maths map for Year 3 

Please see some of the topics we cover each year.

• Mighty Metals
  Autumn 1
  Mighty Metals

  You're an engineer, a scientist, a maker of men (iron men, of course). Explore the scientific world of forces and magnetism, metals and materials. Expand your mind as you test and trial, build and move. Which force is at play as you slide down a slide or swing on a swing? Can you explain why magnets repel and attract?￿

• Skills Builder
  Autumn 2
  Skills Builder

  Listening, Speaking, Problem Solving, Creativity, Staying Positive, Aiming High, Leadership, Teamwork.

  Children who are able to master the essential skills can make the most of their time in school, and thrive in their wider lives. Working with the Skills Builder Partnership can support every child to build those skills as a core part of their learning.

• Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
  Spring 1
  Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

  This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic activity. Types of rocks and what fossils are.

• Emperors and Empires
  Spring 2
  Emperors and Empires

  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.

• Predator
  Summer 1
  Predator

  It's time to take a walk on the wild side. Find out who's coming to visit. Is it a bug munching lizard or an eagle-eyed bird of prey? Whatever it is, do you think you can handle it? Then use what you know about the best of the beasts to create the ultimate predator; the apex of the food chain. Feeling peckish? Let's jump aboard the food chain.

• Scrumdiddilyumptious
  Summer 2
  Scrumdiddilyumptious

  Tuck in and enjoy a yummy journey of discovery, tasting fantastic fruits, venerable vegetables and tantalizing treats. Work up an appetite with delicious stories about food, have fun with a vegetable orchestra or become a fruity sculptor. Then get busy in the kitchen, making tasty dishes from across the world and discover how good food helps you grow fit and strong. If you are what you eat, what does that make you?