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Autumn
DISCOVER PROJECT (History Driver)
"What does it mean to be powerful?"
Our project for this term is The Roman Empire. We will be discussing the concept of power and what it is and how it was used within the Roman Empire as well as making links to the wider world we know today. Your children will be discussing and debating what impact power can have on the concepts of loyalty, equality and fear. As good historians, they will be analysing and questioning primary and secondary sources, interpreting bias and constructing timelines of key events including: the beginning of Rome; the Senators and Julius Caesar; Gladiators and the Colosseum; Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii; the Roman army and the invasion of Britain; the impact of the Romans on British civilization and the fall of the Roman Empire.
During our project, pupils will be visited by our local historian, The History Van, who will share wonderful Roman artefacts and share fascinating facts about their daily life. Throughout the project, we will be making links to our project question and analysing where power can be seen in the Roman Empire. We will also be using these concepts to make cross-curricular links in Geography, Art and design, Design Technology, RE and Science. By the end of the autumn term, your child will be a critical-thinking historian who will be able to impart key knowledge to amaze you and all the family!
Y3 Autumn Homework (First half term)
Y3 Autumn Homework (Second half term)
Spring
Explore Project (Geography Driver)
"Do we truly appreciate what we have?"
Our project for this term is linked to rainforests. We will be discussing four key concepts which are care, community, responsibility and community. Your children will be discussing and debating what impact of our actions on the local community as well as the impact we are having on the Amazon rainforest. We will be debating how we can care for our environment within our local community and the wider world and the responsibility we have towards this. As good geographers we will be improving our locational knowledge by being able to locate South American countries on a map; identify key human and physical characteristics of the Amazon rainforest and analyse its change over time. Not only this, but we will be comparing this region to our own and identifying similarities and differences and we will also be learning about different time zones around the world. We will be looking at the climate of South America and finding out how the land is used and what impact the economy has on the region.
Throughout the project, we will be making links to our project question and analysing whether we do appreciate what we’ve got. We will also be using these concepts to make cross-curricular links in Art and design, Design Technology, RE and Science. By the end of the Spring term, your child will be a critical-thinking geographer who will be able to impart key knowledge on different locations and dazzle you with a wealth of knowledge!
Summer
Create Project (Arts Driver)
"How can we celebrate our differences?"
Our project for this term is linked to relationships, diversity and artists of the past and present. We will be discussing four key concepts which are diversity, tradition, fairness and individuality. We will be discussing and debating what it means to be a good friend and how we can show this to each other. We will look at a variety of artists including Robert Indiana, Barbara Hepworth and others to analyse how they show these concepts in their own work. We will use a variety of art media such as sketching, painting, photography and charcoal to produce their own incredible artwork. As emerging artists and musicians the children will begin to use key technical skills and reflect on these and make improvements just like all good artists!
Throughout the project, we will be making links to our project question and analysing how we celebrate our differences. We will also be using these concepts to make cross-curricular links in Art and Design, Design Technology, Computing, RE and Science.
By the end of the summer term, your child will be a reflective artist who will be able to impart key knowledge on different artists and impress you with wonderful pieces of art work worthy of an exhibition.