Year 3 Term 3 Learning overview

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1 Unit: Non- Fiction. Unit: Non- Fiction. Unit: Counting and Unit: Solids and liquids Topic: Chocolate Topic: Coconuts
Information texts Information texts understanding number
Identify solids & liquids Find out what we Find out what we
Identify the differences Identify the differences Count and order to find out children’s already know about already know about
between fiction and between fiction and numbers. Recognise and ideas about solids and chocolate. coconuts.
nonfiction. Know what nonfiction. Explore a continue number liquids
fact and opinion mean, range of non-fiction patterns.
and the difference texts.
between them. Partition 3-digit and 4-
digit numbers into
multiples of 100, 10 and
1 in different ways.

2 Look at the Identify features of Unit: Calculating Explore why solids To research where Identify locations where
characteristics of persuasive texts. Begin sometimes behave like chocolate comes from coconuts are grown.
persuasive texts. Begin to identify and use Add and subtract 3 digit liquids. Investigate why and identify which
to identify and use words and short phrases and 4 digit numbers the shape and volume of countries produce
words and short phrases to persuade others. using the column a solid do not change chocolate.
to persuade others. method. and solids do not flow.

Use practical and

informal written
methods including
chunking method to
divide two-digit and 3-
digit numbers.

3 Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

4 Plan and write a Plan and write a Unit: Using and To know that the same Compare different Research information
persuasive argument, persuasive argument applying mathematics material can exist as wrappers, stating about products from
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ensuring that: items are using descriptive words both a liquid and a similarities and coconuts.
clearly sequenced, and persuasive Round numbers to the solid. Experiment with differences.
sectioned into techniques. nearest 10 and 100 to water to see how to Discuss what
paragraphs, relevant estimate the answer to a change it from a liquid information is found on
details are included and problem. to a solid and if this is a bar of chocolate.
it is ended effectively. reversible.
Solve one-step and two-
step problems involving
adding and subtracting
3 digit and 4 digit
numbers.

5 Plan and create a Plan and create a Unit: Using and Choose appropriate View and talk about Create a booklet about
chocolate box, poster coconut poster and applying mathematics apparatus for separating different chocolate coconuts using
and advert using advert. a mixture of solids and advertisements giving information collected.
persuasive descriptions. Round remainders up or liquids. reasons for their
down after division. opinions.

Use the chunking

method to solve division
problems.

6 Explore writing a Plan and write a Unit: Knowing and Investigate the Explore the factors Continue with creating
persuasive letter. persuasive letter. using number facts difference between the affecting the growth of a booklet about
Discuss how writing can terms melting and the cacao tree. coconuts.
be adapted for different Derive and recall dissolving.
audiences and purposes. multiplication and
Identify the point of division facts for the 6, 7
view from which a story times tables.
is told.
Solve number problems
involving multiplication
or division facts for the

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6, 7 times tables
7 Unit: Myths and Unit: Myths and Unit: Measuring Unit: Magnets and Study how particular Investigate ‘Dong Ho
legends legends Springs localities have been paintings’. Sketch a
Choose and use affected by cacao popular painting ‘Hứng
Compare a range of Identify key features of appropriate units to Investigate different production by slash and Dừa’.
myths. Analyse a quest a myth. Use drama to measure and record. magnets’ properties and burn.
myth, identifying the explore alternative understand the terms Explore the effects on
text structure and endings. Solve real life problems ‘attract’ and ‘repel’. people’s lives.
language features. involving measures.

Read the time on a 12-

hour digital clock and to
the nearest 5 minutes on
an analogue clock.

Solve time word

problems.

8 Identify how settings Identify how settings Unit: Understanding Describe and explain Discuss fair trade Continue with the
impact on events in a impact on events in a shape how magnets can be products and painting ‘ Hứng Dừa’.
quest myth. Create an quest myth. Create an used. its importance.
interactive story map on interactive story map on Identify properties of 2D
PowerPoint to support PowerPoint to support shapes. Investigate 2D
planning a quest myth. planning a quest myth. shapes.
Use oral storytelling to Use oral storytelling to Identify porperties of 3D
plan a quest myth. plan a quest myth. shapes and make their
nets.

9 Write a quest myth Plan and write a quest Identify right angles in Plan and carry out an Design a Fair Trade Design a coconut mask
incorporating settings myth. 2D shapes. Compare experiment to discover poster which shows the using a coconut shell.
that provide a challenge angles with a right which magnet is most benefits of Fair Trade.
and settings with angle. powerful.
characters that support Find fractions of
the main character. shapes/numbers

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10 Read a variety of fables Identify features of a Unit :Data handling Name a variety of Research into the Decorate the coconut
and identify the main fable. examples that springs Aztecs. Know the main mask.
features. Use Venn diagrams or are used for. events, dates and
Carroll to sort data and characteristics of
objects using more than societies involved in the
one criterion. history of chocolate.

Collect, organise and

interpret data.

Use tally charts,

frequency tables and
barcharts to represent
results and illustrate
observations.

11 Write a fable Write a fable. Review and assess. Explore the forces of Review and assess unit Review and assess unit
incorporating a situation springs when they are
which teaches a moral. compressed and
stretched.
Review and assess

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