BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool

The TIME Institute:

Stone Age to Iron Age

Year 3 Term 1B

CONTEXT

Time Agents, The Time Council needs your help. Once more Vortex is meddling with the time line. Once more we need your help to stop her! Step forward and take the Time Agent oath and work together to protect history from the time-trickster! Remember, Save the Past, Protect the Future!

BROADENING EXPERIENCE

Nativity Performance

World Science Day

Guy Fawkes

Remembrance Day

CLASS READER

The Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith

Jigsaw PSHE
'Celebrating Difference'We will be learning about; Families and their differences, Family conflict and how to manage it (child-centred), Witnessing bullying and how to solve it, Recognising how words can be hurtful, and Giving and receiving compliments.

Curriculum Overview

Oracy Development Opportunities

ENGLISH

Focus Narrative:

Cliffhangers - What happened next?

Key Text/Stimulus:

Broken rock paper scissors (Animation)

Writing Outcome:

Write a end to the story with a cliff hanger.

Focus Grammar

  • Coordination – and, or, but
  • Subordination – when, if, that, because
  • Past and present tenses – including the progressive form
  • A or an
  • Extending sentences with conjunctions – when, if, because, although

Debate - what happened next?

 

Focus Non-Narrative:
Explanation Texts
Key Text/Stimulus:
Rocks (Science)Writing Outcome:

Explanations of types of rock for Time Council presentation

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Explanation Texts

Senses Poems

ART

Pathway: Making Animated Drawings

In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that animations can be made by sequencing drawings.

Disciplines:

Drawing, Animation, Sketchbooks

Medium:

Paper, (Digital media)

Artists:

Lauren Child, Steve Kirby, Andrew Fox, Lucinda Schreiber

Feedback, sharing ideas and advice

How can drawings be used to create animations?
Animations are made by creating a sequence of drawings that change slightly each time. When the drawings are shown quickly one after another, they look like they are moving.

How do artists make parts of a drawing move?Artists create moving parts by cutting out pieces and attaching them with paper fasteners. This lets parts like arms, legs, or heads move, turning the drawing into a simple puppet or animated figure.

 

Animation – A series of drawings or images shown quickly one after another to make it look like something is moving.

Sequence – A specific order in which things follow each other.

Frame – Each frame shows a small movement; when played in order, the frames create the illusion of motion.

RE

Jigsaw RE

Has Christmas lost its true meaning?

 

Who do Christians believe that God chose to be the mother of his son?God chose a Jewish young woman called Mary, who was engaged to Joseph the carpenter,  to be the mother of his earthly son.

Who do Christians believe spoke to Mary about this?He sent his angel, Gabriel, to ask this of her. Mary agreed to allow this to happen and Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

 

Mary – The young woman Christians believe God chose to be the mother of Jesus.

Gabriel – The angel Christians believe was sent by God to give Mary the message.

Angel – A heavenly being who brings messages from God.

Bethlehem – The town where Christians believe Jesus was born.

Jesus – Christians believe he is the Son of God, born to Mary.

HISTORY

National Curriculum:

changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

 

Hunting and gathering freeze frame, discussions

What was lifelike in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic? Early humans started using stone for tools and weapons. They also used stones to light fires. Early people were hunter gatherers. They would hunt animals to eat such as woolly mammoths, reindeers and woolly rhinoceros, caught fish and  gathered fruits and berries when they could. Early humans used the animal’s woolly coat to keep them warm in the winter and they would use animal horns as tools, weapons or even to help clear snow out of their path. People during this time built temporary homes so that they could move quickly to follow the animals and continue to hunt.  

What key changes took place from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age?  During the Neolithic Stone Age, people started to settle and not follow animals. They would plant the seeds from the plants they gathered and looked after them so that they would grow and use stone and bone tools to cut the plants, so that they could turn them into food and eat them.  (Agriculture) People also captured smaller animals such as dogs, pigs and sheep. They looked after them so that they would have babies. This meant that they would have bigger groups of animals near their homes that they could milk, skin for hides/fur and kill for meat/bone for food and tools (farming)Stonehenge- They used this to help them determine the seasons and it is believed people worshipped the sun  

How did daily life change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?    From the Stone Age to the Iron Age, daily life changed as people moved from hunting and gathering to farming and living in settled communities. In the Bronze Age, people built roundhouses, grew crops, kept animals, and used metal tools for farming and making jewellery. By the Iron Age, communities often lived together in hillforts, used stronger iron tools, and built both round and rectangular houses. Art and culture became more developed, with decorated pottery, metalwork, and personal items showing growing skills and creativity.

Hunter-gatherer – A person who gets food by hunting animals and gathering plants, fruit, and nuts.

Settlement – A place where people live for a long time; in the Neolithic period, people began building permanent homes.

Farming – Growing crops and keeping animals for food, which started in the Neolithic period.

Stonehenge – A famous prehistoric stone monument, believed to be used for worship and tracking seasons.

Bronze Age – A time when people started using metal (bronze) to make tools, jewellery, and weapons, leading to big changes in daily life.

GEOGRAPHY

National Curriculum:

No focus  

 

Content:

Key locations linked to History

PE

Real PE Unit:

Unit 2

Cog Focus

  • Social Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

  • Dynamic Balance to Agility: Jumping and Landing
  • Static Balance: Seated

Sport:

Circuits

Yoga

DT

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

COOKING & NUTRITION OBJECTIVES

Focus skills:

  • Grating
  • Peeling
  • Cutting (bridge hold/claw grip/fork hold)
  • measuring
  • kneading

Recipes:

Soda bread - History link

Giving instructions, feedback, explanations

SCIENCE

National Curriculum:

Rocks

compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties

describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock

recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

 

Debates about grouping, discussions, sharing views and ideas

Investigations:

Identifying, grouping and classifying

  • Rock Sorting - find ways of sorting rocks in to groups with clear explanations
  • Soil Permeability - compare different soil samples to see how permeable they are by measuring how quickly water drains through each one

WOW! Wonder Launch

Sort different types of rocks based on physical appearance.

How can we compare and group different types of rocks?Rocks can be grouped by looking at what they look like and how they feel. Some rocks are hard and smooth, like granite, while others are soft and crumbly, like chalk. We can also compare their colour, texture, and whether they let water through. These properties help us decide how rocks can be used.

What are fossils and how are they formed?Fossils are the remains or shapes of plants and animals that lived a long time ago. They are formed when something that once lived gets buried in mud or sand, which turns into rock over millions of years. The hard parts, like bones or shells, leave a shape or impression in the rock. Fossils help us learn about life from the past.

What is soil made from?Soil is made from tiny pieces of rock mixed with dead plants and animals, which is called organic matter. Rocks break down over time into small grains, and the remains of living things add nutrients. These ingredients make soil good for growing plants. Different soils have different textures and colours depending on the rocks and organic matter in them.

Rock – A hard, natural material found on Earth that can be smooth, rough, hard, or crumbly.

Fossil – The preserved remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived a long time ago.

Soil – A mix of tiny pieces of rock and dead plants and animals, used to grow plants.

Texture – How something feels, like rough, smooth, gritty, or crumbly—used to describe rocks and soil.

Permeable – When water can pass through a material, like some types of rock or soil.

COMPUTING

Data and Information

Unit 3.4 Branching Databases

Building and using branching databases to group objects using yes/no questions.

Online Safety

Project Evolve: Online Relationships

discussions, sharing ideas and views

MUSIC

Oak Academy

Singing together: how songs are used in communities

Performing/singing/evaluations

SPANISH

Language Angels Unit

  • Animals

Speaking aloud

Write a Story

Write a short story (about a page) based on the last book you read. Use a character or element from the story to write about. Make sure your story is interesting and punctuated correctly. Think about your handwriting and presentation.

Add/Subtract

Practise using the column method to add and subtract 3 digit numbers.

Rock Rubbings

Place paper over a rock and rub with a crayon to see the texture. How many textures can you collect?

Number BondsPractise your number bonds to 100.

Times TablesPractise your times tables.

Try a new food you haven't tasted before.

Construct a model using anything you want.

Help your family by doing a chore around the house.

Catch a snowflake or raindrop on your tongue.

Build an indoor den.

Do a random act of kindness.

Reading
Don't forget to read every night for at least 10 minutes. Complete your bookmark each time you read. It should take you 3 weeks to fill a whole book mark.You can read anything - books, comics, websites and your reading book!

Topic Vocabulary

These are words you will come across this half term in the work you will be doing. Take some time to find out what the mean and discuss them with your grown ups at home. This will help you when in school.

Rock

Fossil

Soil

Texture

Permeable

Settlement

Bronze Age

Farming

Animation

Frame

Sequence

Tier 2 Vocabulary

Tier 2 vocabulary are words you often come across in reading and schoolwork that aren't everyday conversation words but help you understand and express more complex ideas.

composed

battered

coarse

possess

rumour

instinct

trace

circle

shimmer

 

texture

strategy

punish

remedy

transparent

predict

contrast

frozen

downfall