PE

Explain why it is important to warm up and cool down.

Throw and catch with control when under limited pressure.

Be aware of space and use it to support team-mates and cause problems for the opposition.

Geography

Use maps and atlases appropriately by using contents and indexes.

Recognise the 8 points of the compass(N,NW, W, S, SW, SE, E, NE).

Be aware of different weather in different parts of the world, especially Europe.

Computing

Research websites and take notes about plants especially fruit plants and where they are grown.

Search for an image, copy and paste it into a document.

Use ‘Save picture as‘ to save an image to the computer.

Review images on a camera and delete unwanted images.

Use photo editing software to crop photos and add effects.

History

Describe events from the past using dates when things happened.

Research a specific event from the past.

Use various sources to piece together information about a period in history.

French

Greet people and introduce themselves.

Recite the alphabet in French.

Read, write and say the Months of the Year.

Talk and write about their appearance and characteristics.

Talk about school and their favourite subjects.

ScienceIdentify and describe the functions of different parts of plants. (roots, stem, leaves and flowers)

Identify what a plants needs for life and growth.

Describe the ways in which nutrients, water and oxygen are transported within plants.

Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.

English

Use VCOP to up-level sentences within written work.

Recognise and spell homophones.

Write simple sentences from memory which have been dictated by a teacher.

Make careful choice about the words used in their writing.

Write a short stories with a clear structure, setting, characters and plot.

Maths

Recall multiplication facts in and out of order for 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x, and 10x.

Mentally add and subtract single and 2-digit numbers.

Apply knowledge to answer word problems.

Know the terms horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular.

MusicUse their voice and musical instruments to play and perform in solo and ensemble.

Use musical words to describe what they like and dislike.

Recognise the work of at least one famous composer.

Create repeated patterns with different instruments.

Year 3 children will…..

Learning Challenge Overview

How did that blossom become

an apple?

Art

Create a piece of art work which includes pencil crayons and other techniques.

Use ICT to research the artist Georgia O’Keeffe.

Use sketches to produce a final piece of work.

Create a background using a colour wash.

Explore art work from other cultures, especially Japan.