Year 3's Autumn Term Curriculum

Our main topic this term will focus on

Stone Age to Iron Age

During our topic work, the children will be learning about the cave men of the early Palaeolithic period of the Stone Age. They will also be exploring the lives of people in the Mesolithic period of the Stone Age and how life during this historical period has influenced the modern world. 

Cross-curricular areas linked to this topic are as follows:

Science – Finding out what fossils are, how they were formed and what they can tell us about dinosaurs.

Art – Exploring the history and style of cave paintings, and recreating cave paintings in a variety of ways.

Helping at Home

There are various ways you can support your child with their learning at home. Please see some suggested ideas below for each subject:

In maths, we encourage you to focus on social interaction activities like board and dice games to develop your child's number and calculation skills at home. Your child will develop their mathematical language and reasoning through these interactions. Click here for some suggestions.

In science, we will be learning about animals, including humans. Think about how our bodies move and the nutrition we require to keep us healthy. We, also, encourage you to talk about different animals and what makes them different from one another and us!

In English, we encourage you to hear your child read daily. Please read with your child for ten – fifteen minutes every evening and record this in their Reading Record. 

Talk! Discuss the day and future plans. Please discuss the illustrations and the plot, and encourage your child to express an opinion and to give reasons for it, as this will help them to voice their ideas confidently and benefit them when they need to write their own stories or to write persuasively.