Class 3 Long Term Planning (Year B)

Autumn / Spring / Summer
Theme: / Our Blue Planet
Rivers & Mountains
Volcanoes & Earthquakes / York’s Chocolate Story
Local history study / The Brecon Beacons
A region study / Ancient Egypt
Ancient Civilisation Study
English
/ Poetry and poetic devices
Story writing (focus on folktales) / Explanation texts
Playscripts / Novel study: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Recount: Biography (Joseph Rowntree) / Descriptions (Dragons)
Myths / Discussion: For and against
Classic poetry for performance / Mystery stories
Ongoing: Developing reading comprehension and fluency skills in lessons, reading to an adult in school & guided reading.
Developing fluent handwriting.
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation (SPaG)
Year 3/4 word list taught throughout the year. / Adverbs
Prefixes: dis-, mis-, un-
Time conjunctions
An or A / *Apostrophes
*Determiners
*Words that are commonly misspelt
*Prefixes super-, anti-, auto-
*Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters / Paragraphs
Inverted commas
Pronoun or noun?
Suffix -ly / Prefix: In-
Word families
Expanded noun phrases / Suffix: -ation
Standard English verb inflections
Place or cause conjunctions / Suffix -ous
Plural and possessive ‘S’
Modifying preposition phrases
Maths
Concepts re-visited throughout the year.
Mental Maths taught throughout the year. / Multiplication & Division mental recall
Place Value
Addition & subtraction written methods / Multiplication and division written methods
Geometry – Properties of shapes / Measurement: Length, perimeter and area
Number: Fractions
Number: Multiplication and division / Fractions & Decimals / Measurement: Money
Statistics / Measurement: Time
Mass and Capacity
Position and Direction
Science
/ Changing states / Rocks & soil / Forces & magnets / Living things & their habitats / Animals (including humans)
Computing
/ Games in a New World
Programming, multimedia, handling data, e-safety / Bringing it to life
Programming, multimedia,
Technology in our lives, e-safety / Games and Information
Programming, handling data, technology in our lives
Humanities
/ Geography
Rivers and Mountains
(European Focus) / Geography
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
(World Focus) / History
Local study:
The rise of the chocolate industry in York / Geography
Regional study:
The Brecon Beacons – Human Geography / History
The Ancient Egyptians
RE
/ What is it like to follow God? / What is the Trinity/incarnation?
Advent and Christmas around the world / What can we learn from stories shared by Christians, Muslims and Jews?
What are the deeper meanings of festivals? / The Church Year
Lent and Easter / What is the importance of symbols in religious practice and thought?
When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost? / What do Christians learn from the Creation story?
Does a beautiful world mean there is a wonderful God?
DT/Art
/ Design Technology:
Building Bridges / Art:
Repeating Patterns
(Nature) / Art:
Sculpture
(for Rowntrees Park) / Design Technology:
Visitors Centres
(for Brecon Beacons) / Art:
Exploring cultural styles
(Ancient Egypt) / Design Technology:
Food – healthy eating
Music
/ Mrs Halliday
Theme-related songs and percussion taught across the year
Listening, composing and performing throughout the year
PSHCE
/ New beginnings / Getting on and Falling Out / Going for Goals! / Good to be Me / Relationships / Changes
PE
/ Basic skills & Cross-Country / Football / Hockey / Netball / Rounders / Athletics
Gymnastics / Health-related fitness / Dance
MFL - French / Le Club Francais
Conversational French, grammar and ongoing skills taught throughout the year

Crayke – Class 3 2017/2018