1. Polar explorers Art and design Geography P.E Music Computing Science
Light and dark
What is light?
Light and reflectors
Investigate how light is reflected by different surfaces
Why are shadows formed?
Investigate how shadows change as the light source is moved.
Art and design
Focus on the work of Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
Iceberg/animal sculptures.
Landscape pictures exploring shade and colour. Look
at the colour displays of the aurora borealis in the Arctic.
Recreate the colours in a painting.
R.E
The sacrament of Reconciliation:
To understand what it means to make the wrong choices.
To reflect on God’s love and forgiveness.
Lent
Polar explorers
Yr 3
Spring
Literacy
Stories from other cultures:
The Polar bear son - An Inuit story from northern Canada.
The ice bear by Jackie Morris
Recounts: Diary of an Antarctic explorer.
Grammar and spelling
Use subordinating conjunctions to begin and extend sentences.
Use paragraphs to group related material.
Apply knowledge of root word, prefixes and suffixes.
Use apostrophes to show possession.
Punctuate direct speech with inverted commas.
Begin to use adverbial phrases to sequence time and identify place.
Geography
Locate the Arctic and Antarctic .
Focus on geographical features of the Polar regions
Investigate Inuit lifestyle and culture. Compare it to our own way of life.
Focus on global warming and its impact on the Polar animals
How to survive in Antarctica.
P.E
Gymnastics and games.
Monday and Thursday
Trips and visits
Workshop on polar explorers. Greenwich Maritime Museum. March 14th
Music
Singing and drumming
Computing
Use search technologies effectively.
Use coding programs to create and explain how simple algorithms work
Create a simple variable when coding programs.

2. Spring term Maths Objectives
Number and place value
Recall multiplication facts for the 2,3,4,5,and 6 times tables.
Partition and order 3 digit numbers up to 1000
Count forwards and backwards in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s,6s and 10s.
Addition and subtraction
Use the column method to add and subtract.
Mentally add and subtract 1,10 and 100 to three digit numbers.
Fractions
Order and compare fractions
Recognise some equivalent fractions
Count up and down in tenths.
Measurement
Measure the perimeter of shapes.
Read the time to the nearest minute.
Solve time related problems.
Geometry
To recognise different angles and say if they are < or > a right angle.
Statistics
Construct bar graphs and interpret data