Curriculum Overview for Year 3 / 4 Falcon Class 2017/18
Spelling
· Suffixes ending in ‘ary’
· Adding the suffix - ly to an adjective to form an adverb.
· The /^/ sound spelt ou
· The suffix –ation / English
Grammar
· Articles: the, a or an
· Adjectives, verbs and nouns
· Noun and pronoun
· Prepositions
· Words to use time and cause - and, if, so, because etc. / Punctuation
· Full stops and capital letters
· Direct speech
· Paragraphs / Art & Design/
· Design, create and evaluate Viking art including broaches, pottery and jewellery.
· Tessellation art. / Computing
· Turtle Logo and scratch programming
· Word processing and presentational skills
Internet safety
Design & Technology
· Crete 3d replicas of the Viking longboat and select materials to aim to make the boat float – linked to science.
· Use food to make natural dyes for material. / Geography
· Use globes and maps to locate countries in Europe.
· Geographical knowledge of where the Vikings travelled to.
· Understand the physical geography changes of rivers, mountains and seas and compare these to what we see now.
Place value
· Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations.
· Find 1000 more or less than a given number.
· Recognise the place value of a four digit number.
· Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000.
· Solve number and word problems using increasingly large positive numbers. / Mathematics
Addition and subtraction
· Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digit numbers using the formal written method.
· Estimate and use the inverse operations to check answers.
· Estimate, compare and measure different measures.
· Solve measure and money problems including fractions and decimals. / Multiplication and division
· Recall and use multiplication and division facts up to 12x tables.
· Recognise and use factor pairs – mental calculations.
· Use place value facts to multiply and divide.
Modern Languages
The children are learning to speak French and understand a different cultures way of life. / Music
· Singing and playing percussive instruments.
Science
Sound
· Identify how sounds are made
· Recognise vibrations from sounds travelling through a medium to the ear.
· Pitch
· Recognise the relationship between distance and sound sources, and observe the effects.
Forces and magnets:
· Compare how things move on different surfaces
· Notice how magnets attract and repel – two poles.
· Compare and group together a variety of different materials. / History: Anglo Saxons and Vikings
· Demonstrate a full understanding of how the Vikings have shaped British culture and history by composing historically valid questions. Evaluate and assess the impact and significance made by some Anglo-Saxon kings and be able to explain how their actions have shaped British history.
· Confidently compare and contrast the modern day justice system with the Anglo Saxon system, explaining and understanding the similarities and differences.
Physical Education
Year 4: Swimming and games
Year 3: games and Gymnastics / Religious Education
· Hinduism and the Hindu stories
· What happened to Jesus during Holy week?
· Why is there suffering in the World?
PSHE:
Mclindoe & the Guinea Pigs: How did they feel?
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