Year 3 Term 3

English

• Character descriptions.

• Diary entries.

• Narrative.

• Play script.

• Punctuating Speech.

Maths

Fractions

• Understand the denominators of unit fractions.

• Compare and order unit fractions.

• Understand the numerators of non-unit fractions.

• Understand the whole.

• Compare and order non-unit fractions.

• Fractions and scales.

• Fractions on a number line.

• Count in fractions on a number line.

• Equivalent fractions on a number line.

• Equivalent fractions as bar models.

Time

• Roman numerals to 12.

• Tell the time to 5 minutes.

• Tell the time to the minute.

• Read time on a digital clock.

• Use a.m. and p.m.

• Years, months and days.

• Days and hours.

• Hours and minutes - use start and end times.

• Hours and minutes - use durations.

• Minutes and seconds.

• Units of time.

• Solve problems with time.

  
  

Shape

• Turns and angles.

• Right angles.

• Compare angles.

• Measure and draw accurately.

• Horizontal and vertical.

• Parallel and perpendicular.

• Recognise and describe 2-D shapes.

• Draw polygons.

• Recognise and describe 3-D shapes.

• Make 3-D shapes.

Measure

• Measure in metres and centimetres.

• Measure in millimetres.

• Measure in centimetres and millimetres.

• Metres, centimetres and millimetres.

• Equivalent lengths (metres and centimetres).

• Equivalent lengths (centimetres and millimetres).

• Compare lengths.

• Add lengths.

• Subtract lengths.

• Measure perimeter.

• Calculate perimeter.

• Use scales.

• Measure mass in grams.

• Measure mass in kilograms and grams.

• Equivalent masses (kilograms and grams).

• Compare mass.

• Add and subtract mass.

• Measure capacity and volume in millilitres.

• Measure capacity and volume in litres and millilitres.

• Equivalent capacities and volumes (litres and millilitres).

• Compare capacity and volume.

• Add and subtract capacity and volume.

Science

• Parts of a plant and their functions.

• Plant dissection.

  
  

• Plan - plant growth.

• The stem and water transportation.

• Looking at seeds.

• Reproductive parts in plants.

• Pollination.

• Seed dispersal.

• Life cycle of plants.

• Explore forces.

• Friction.

• Plan - friction experiment.

• Investigate - friction experiment.

• Magnets.

• Magnetic and non-magnetic materials.

• Investigate metals.

• North and South Poles - attract and repel.

• Findings - Plant growth.

• What is biodiversity?

• How can we increase biodiversity in our local area?

Across the Curriculum

• Acrylic and glass paint - translucent, secondary colours.

• Grades of pencil drawing - texture and patterns.

• Layer materials on translucent objects to create secondary colours.

• Digital citizenship.

• Dash & Dot robots.

• Animation - Do Ink Animation.

• Communicate in ways appropriate to task and audience creating a sense of place.

• Draw accurate maps including key content and index.

• Data Handling.