ST THOMAS
CE (VC) PRIMARY SCHOOL
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YEAr 3
Welcome to Year 3's Learning Page.
MEET THE TEAM
Our Topic this term is:
History Topic - Through the Ages
In the Through the Ages project, the children will learn about three different periods of British prehistory: the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. They will discover terminology relating to time and sequence dates to make a timeline. They explore the changes to people, homes and lifestyle throughout the different periods and investigate examples of prehistoric settlements, monuments, burials and artefacts in detail. They will also study how technology improved over time, including how the discovery of different metals changed the way that people lived.
Project Ideas
Here are some project ideas for you to carry out at home:
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1. Create a timeline to put the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Stone Age (including the three periods of the Stone Age, Neolithic, Palaeolithic and Mesolithic) into chronological order.
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Use information books and the internet to find out about one of these aspects of Stone Age life: settlements, food, clothing, tools and weapons. Create an information poster.
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Who was the Cheddar Man, and what does he tell us about life in prehistoric times? Look at the Natural History Museum website to find out the answer.
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Use the internet and information books to find images of artefacts from the Bronze Age. Draw the artefact, name the artefact, say its use and what it tells us about everyday life in the Bronze Age.
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The Bronze Age was the first time there was a difference between richer and poorer people, because some people had metals. Use research skills to answer the following questions.
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Why did access to metal mean that some people were rich and others were not?
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Which members of the Bronze Age communities controlled the metal mines?
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Why did the wealth of some people cause conflict?
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How did the conflict change the way that people built Bronze Age settlements?
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The Iron Age people, known as the Celts, were fearsome warriors. Use the internet or information books to find out about Celtic warriors. Draw a detailed illustration of a Celtic warrior and write a short paragraph to describe their beliefs, clothing, weapons and warfare.
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Maths
In Maths we will be learning about place value before moving on to addition and subtraction. We will also continue to work on our times tables with the help of TTRockstars.
The overviews and lessons follow the White Rose Maths plans closely.
The link to their site with home learning and advice on can be found here:
https://whiterosemaths.com/advice-and-guidance
Here is an overview of the year.
Writing
For writing we will be following the book ‘The Stolen Spear’ by Saviour Pirotta. We will be working on story writing then moving onto letter writing.
Reading - We will also be covering The Stolen Spear during our reading lessons. Children will explore word meanings and vocabulary as well as developing their reading fluency.
Science
In Science we will be learning about the importance of nutrition for humans and other animals. They learn about the role of a skeleton and muscles and identify animals with different types of skeleton.
Art
In our art lessons the children will be learning about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of tertiary colours, warm and cool colours, complementary colours, analogous colours and how artists use colour in their artwork.
Geography
In our geography lessons the children will be learning about how to locate countries and cities, and to use grid references, compass points and latitude and longitude. They will learn about the layers of the Earth and plate tectonics and discover the five major climate zones. They will also learn about significant places in the United Kingdom and carry out fieldwork to discover how land is used in the locality.
Home / School reading book - We change every Friday and return them Every Thursday
PE - Our PE days are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The first learning themes will be ‘look, run, avoid', and then 'agility, balance, coordination’. Come to school dressed in your correct PE Kit (School house T-shirt, school cardigan / jumper, plain black or navy shorts, leggings or joggers, black / dark coloured trainers / pumps)
Library Books - Our Library day is Thursday. Return and change books when you have finished reading them
Here is your Year 3 Class Charter challenge sheet. You can also download a copy by clicking on the image.
Click the link for our parents letter
